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The ethics of development: an introduction

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: The ethics ofPublication details: Routledge 2019 LondonDescription: ix, 206 pISBN:
  • 9781138203440
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 174​.4 I6E8
Summary: The Ethics of Development: An Introduction systematically and comprehensively examines the ethical issues surrounding the concept of development. The book addresses important questions such as: What does development mean? Is there a human right to development? If we aim for sustainable development in an age of global climate change, should developed nations sacrifice economic growth for the sake of allowing developing countries to catch up? Should eradication of poverty or diminution of radical inequality be the principal focus of developmental policy? What are the macroeconomic theories of development? And how have they informed development policy? How does development work in practice? Featuring case studies throughout, this textbook provides a philosophical introduction to an incredibly topical issue studied by students within the fields of applied ethics, global justice, economics, politics, sociology, and public policy. https://www.routledge.com/The-Ethics-of-Development-An-Introduction/Ingram-Derdak/p/book/9781138203440
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Table of Contents

Foreword
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter One: Development
Chapter Two: Human Rights
Chapter Three: Development Through Trade: Utilitarian, Social Contractarian, and Communitarian Considerations
Chapter Four: Development and Aid: Global Financial Institutions and Private Donors
Chapter Five: Climate Change, Sustainable Development and the Limits of Green Capitalism
Chapter Six: Immigration and Development
Chapter Seven: Transnational Corporations
Chapter Eight: The Development Practitioner
Chapter Nine: Personal Duties: Personal Giving and the Obligation to Assist
Glossary
Index

The Ethics of Development: An Introduction systematically and comprehensively examines the ethical issues surrounding the concept of development. The book addresses important questions such as:

What does development mean?
Is there a human right to development?
If we aim for sustainable development in an age of global climate change, should developed nations sacrifice economic growth for the sake of allowing developing countries to catch up?
Should eradication of poverty or diminution of radical inequality be the principal focus of developmental policy?
What are the macroeconomic theories of development? And how have they informed development policy?
How does development work in practice?
Featuring case studies throughout, this textbook provides a philosophical introduction to an incredibly topical issue studied by students within the fields of applied ethics, global justice, economics, politics, sociology, and public policy.

https://www.routledge.com/The-Ethics-of-Development-An-Introduction/Ingram-Derdak/p/book/9781138203440

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