The paradox of wealth and poverty : mapping the ethical dilemmas of global development /
Little, Daniel.
The paradox of wealth and poverty : mapping the ethical dilemmas of global development / Daniel Little. - Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 2003. - xx, 283 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-271) and index.
1. Welfare, Well-Being, and Needs : The Conception of the Person -- Gender and Development -- A Rich Conception of the Person. 2. What is Economic Development? : Goals of Economic Development -- What Is an Economy? -- Concepts of Growth, Inequality, and Poverty -- Data and Outcomes. 3. 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? 4. Justice : Economic Justice : Institutions -- Public Policy and Social Welfare -- Conclusions. 5. 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. 6. Aid, Trade, and the Global Economy : Globalization -- International Aid -- A Role for the Ethical Citizen. 7. 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. 8. Democracy and Development : What Is Democracy? -- Institutional Issues -- Democracy and the Poor. 9. Conclusion: Toward a Global Civil Society.
0813365937 (alk. paper) 0813316421 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2002012693
Economics--Moral and ethical aspects.
Economic development--Moral and ethical aspects.
Globalization--Moral and ethical aspects.
Income distribution--Moral and ethical aspects--Developing countries.
Poverty--Moral and ethical aspects--Developing countries.
Wealth--Moral and ethical aspects--Developing countries.
HB72 / .L574 2003
174
The paradox of wealth and poverty : mapping the ethical dilemmas of global development / Daniel Little. - Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 2003. - xx, 283 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-271) and index.
1. Welfare, Well-Being, and Needs : The Conception of the Person -- Gender and Development -- A Rich Conception of the Person. 2. What is Economic Development? : Goals of Economic Development -- What Is an Economy? -- Concepts of Growth, Inequality, and Poverty -- Data and Outcomes. 3. 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? 4. Justice : Economic Justice : Institutions -- Public Policy and Social Welfare -- Conclusions. 5. 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. 6. Aid, Trade, and the Global Economy : Globalization -- International Aid -- A Role for the Ethical Citizen. 7. 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. 8. Democracy and Development : What Is Democracy? -- Institutional Issues -- Democracy and the Poor. 9. Conclusion: Toward a Global Civil Society.
0813365937 (alk. paper) 0813316421 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2002012693
Economics--Moral and ethical aspects.
Economic development--Moral and ethical aspects.
Globalization--Moral and ethical aspects.
Income distribution--Moral and ethical aspects--Developing countries.
Poverty--Moral and ethical aspects--Developing countries.
Wealth--Moral and ethical aspects--Developing countries.
HB72 / .L574 2003
174