International justice and the third world : studies in the philosophy of development

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International justice and the third world : studies in the philosophy of development

edited by Robin Attfield and Barry Wilkins

Routledge, 1992

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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: ISBN 9780415069243

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This book makes good the lack of philosophical literature about global justice and about the conceptual and ethical issues surrounding the area of development. It contests the views that there is no such thing as justice between societies of unequal power, and there is no obligation to assist poor people in distant countries. It is affirmed that a notion of global justice is both necessary and possible and the book responds to theories which deny the existence of obligations to satisfy human needs. It is argued that these obligations are, in fact, based on social relations. Liberalist and Marxist approaches to universal responsibilities are outlined and their ability to manage global issues of equity weighed. As millions of women remain oppressed in the Third World, it is stressed that any theory must respond to their system of exploitation. However, the very underpinnings of all such philosophical development theories are questioned in a chapter which explores the presuppositions of models of development.
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: pbk ISBN 9780415069250

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International Justice and the Third World vindicates belief in global or universal justice, and explores both liberal and Marxist grounds for such belief. It also investigates the presuppositions of belief in development, and relates it to sustainability, to environmentalism, and to the obligation to cancel Third World debt.

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  • Contributors:Robin Attfield, University of Wales, Cardiff
  • Andrew Belsey, University of Wales, Cardiff
  • Andrew Collier University of Southampton
  • Nigel Dower University of Aberdeen
  • Geoffrey Hunt, Polytechnic of West London
  • Onora O'Neill, Newnham College, Cambridge
  • Kai Nielsen, University of Calgary and Barry Wilkins, University of Wales, Cardiff

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