Paradox of Wealth and Poverty Mapping the Ethical Dilemmas of Global Development

Name: Paradox of Wealth and Poverty Mapping the Ethical Dilemmas of Global Development
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ISBN: 9780813316420

ISBN-10: 0813316421

ISBN-13: 9780813316420

Edition: 2003

Authors: Daniel Little

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Daniel Little offers a clear perspective on how best to approach international development. He provides an open minded and empirical analysis of the most important facts about global development at the turn of the 20th century.

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List price: $56.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 1/24/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



Illustrations


Acknowledgments


Introduction



Welfare, Well-Being, and Needs


The Conception of the Person


Gender and Development


A Rich Conception of the Person


Notes



What is Economic Development?


Goals of Economic Development


What Is an Economy?


Concepts of Growth, Inequality, and Poverty


Data and Outcomes


Notes



Goals and Strategies for Economic Development


Instruments of Economic Development Policy


Existing Economic Development Strategies


Progressive Economic Development


A Comparison of Development Strategies


What Obstacles Stand in the Way of Progressive Economic Development?


Notes



Justice


Economic Justice


Institutions


Public Policy and Social Welfare


Conclusions


Notes



Human Rights


What Is a Right?


Candidates for Universal Human Rights


The Universal Declaration of Human Rights


Cultural Specificity of Rights?


Human Rights and Development Ethics


Notes



Aid, Trade, and the Global Economy


Globalization


International Aid


A Role for the Ethical Citizen


Notes



Development and the Environment


The Issues of Primary Environmental Concern


The Value Issues


Goals


Sustainable Development


Conflicts Between Environmental Goals and Economic Development


Means of Preserving Environmental Goods


Notes



Democracy and Development


What Is Democracy?


Institutional Issues


Democracy and the Poor


Notes



Conclusion: Toward a Global Civil Society


Notes


References


Index