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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.
List of contents
Acknowledgements
- Introduction
Part 1: UNDERSTANDING POVERTY
- What is Poverty?
- The Causes of Poverty
- The Study of Poverty
Part 2: DUTIES TO ERADICATE POVERTY
- Duties of Humanity
- Duties of Justice
- Associative Duties
- Denying Duties to Eradicate Poverty
Part 3: FOREIGN AID AND ITS CRITICS
- Aid, Critics, and Innovators
- Aid Allocation
Part 4: INTERNATIONAL REFORM
- Immigration
- Humanitarian Intervention
- International Trade
Part 5: APPLIED QUESTIONS
- Advocacy
- Consumption
- Microfinance
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
About the author
Scott Wisor is Assistant Professor of Arts and Humanities at the Minerva Schools at KGI, USA.
Summary
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.
