1st Edition
The Paradox Of Wealth And Poverty Mapping The Ethical Dilemmas Of Global Development
By Daniel Little
Copyright 2003
304 Pages
by
Routledge
304 Pages
by
Routledge
304 Pages
by
Routledge
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We live in a time of human paradoxes. Scientific knowledge has reached a level of sophistication that permits understanding of the most arcane phenomena and yet religious fundamentalism dominates in many parts of the world. We witness the emergence of a civil, liberal constitutionalism in many regions of the world and yet ethnic violence threatens the lives and dignity of millions. And we live in... Read more
Introduction -- Welfare, Well-Being, and Needs -- What Is Economic Development? -- Goals and Strategies for Economic Development -- Justice -- Human Rights -- Aid, Trade, and the Global Economy -- Development and the Environment -- Democracy and Development -- Conclusion: Toward a Global Civil Society
Biography
Daniel Little is associate professor of philosophy at Colgate University and visiting scholar at the centre for International Affairs, Harvard University.
