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The Ethics of Global Poverty

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The Ethics of Global Poverty offers a comprehensive introduction to the ethical challenges surrounding global poverty. It explores key questions such as what poverty is, how it is measured, its causes, and the moral responsibilities of wealthy individuals to alleviate it. The book also discusses debates on aid distribution, the morality of buying from sweatshops, and the ethical implications of micro-finance. Featuring case studies, it provides essential insights into the moral issues stemming from global inequalities of wealth and power.
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This book is ideal for students and readers interested in philosophy, global ethics, and the moral dimensions of poverty. It serves as important reading for those seeking to understand the complex ethical issues associated with global inequality.

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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.

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The Ethics of Global Poverty offers a thorough introduction to the ethical issues surrounding global poverty. It addresses important questions such as:

  • What is poverty and how is it measured?
  • What are the causes of poverty?
  • Do wealthy individuals have a moral duty to reduce global poverty?
  • Should aid go to those who are most in need, or to those who are easiest to help?
  • Is it morally wrong to buy from sweatshops?
  • Is it morally good to provide micro-finance?

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.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781138827059

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 06 December 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Illustration: 4 Line drawings, black and white; 4 Illustrations, black and white

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 550g

Pages: 202

About the Author

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

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