World Poverty and Human Rights by Thomas Pogge
The poorest 46 percent of humankind have 1.2 percent of global income. One-third of all human deaths are from poverty-related causes: 18 million annually, including 12 million children under five. This work shows how our moral and economic theorizing and global economic order have adapted to make us appear disconnected from massive poverty abroad.
This book is the product of a powerful and generative philosophical imagination... This is certainly the most acute study of the moral dimensions of world poverty to date; it is also a significant work of philosophy in its own right. Ethics & International Affairs World Poverty and Human Rights is an outstandingly well argued contribution in the debate of political philosophy. Pogge provides a consistent moral account of international justice as well as the relevant facts and dispels the illusion that we are disconnected from massive poverty abroad. International Journal of Contemporary Sociology Those familiar with Pogge's writings will welcome the publication, in a single volume, of some of the most important articles to date on global justice. Others will find the arguments therein fascinating, not least because the author addresses difficult institutional questions that philosophers overlook Cecile Fabre, London School of Economics The book is a powerful work in moral philosophy, chock full of arguments and relevant empirical data. Hugh LaFollette, Ethics An impressive contribution. Ethical Theory and Moral Practice
Thomas W. Pogge is Associate Professor of Philosophy, Columbia University
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| ISBN 13 | 9780745629957 |
| ISBN 10 | 0745629954 |
| Title | World Poverty and Human Rights |
| Author | Thomas Pogge |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Polity Press |
| Year published | 2002-09-06 |
| Number of pages | 296 |
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