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Barry, editor of Ethics & International Affairs, and Pogge (moral and political philosophy, Columbia U.) compile 17 essays by political philosophers, legal theorists, and economists from around the world. The essays serve to connect theory and practice by integrating thinking about principles of global justice into debates about existing institutions. They discuss the goals, values, and ideals that global institutional arrangements should achieve, institutions that realize these aims, and how they are supported and promoted. Specific topics include global poverty and inequality, international fairness, the World Trade Organization and egalitarian justice, empire versus international law, human rights and global health, international monetary arrangements, business ethics, and the contribution principle. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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This book helps readers identify feasible and morally plausible reforms of global institutional arrangements and international organizations. A distinctive, practically oriented contribution to debates about global justice. Helps readers to examine the fairness of global rules and institutions. Integrates philosophical thinking about normative responsibility with discussion of practical dilemmas concerning organizations such as the WTO, and rules governing the use of force internationally. Brings together original articles by political philosophers, legal theorists, and economists. Considers the aims of global justice, the institutional arrangements that are required to realise them, and the allocation of responsibilities to promote the required institutional reforms.
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