Scott Wisor (UK University of Birmingham)

The Ethics of Global Poverty

An introduction

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Produktbeschreibung

The Ethics of Global Poverty offers a thorough introduction to the ethical issues surrounding global poverty. Featuring case studies throughout, this textbook is essential reading for students studying global ethics or global poverty who want an understanding of the moral issues that arise from vast inequalities of wealth and power in a highly interconnected world.

Produktdetails

• The Ethics of ...
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: Y172900
• 1st ed.
• Seitenzahl: 212
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Dezember 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 352g
• ISBN-13: 9781138827066
• ISBN-10: 1138827061
• Artikelnr.: 45654602

Autorenporträt

Scott Wisor is Assistant Professor of Arts and Humanities at the Minerva Schools at KGI, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements

1. Introduction


Part 1: UNDERSTANDING POVERTY


2. What is Poverty?



3. The Causes of Poverty



4. The Study of Poverty


Part 2: DUTIES TO ERADICATE POVERTY


5. Duties of Humanity



6. Duties of Justice



7. Associative Duties



8. Denying Duties to Eradicate Poverty


Part 3: FOREIGN AID AND ITS CRITICS


9. Aid, Critics, and Innovators



10. Aid Allocation


Part 4: INTERNATIONAL REFORM


11. Immigration



12. Humanitarian Intervention



13. International Trade


Part 5: APPLIED QUESTIONS


14. Advocacy



15. Consumption



16. Microfinance

Glossary

Bibliography

Index