Ethical Issues in Poverty Alleviation.

Ethical Issues in Poverty Alleviation.

This book explores the philosophical, and in particular ethical, issues concerning the conceptualization, design and implementation of poverty alleviation measures from the local to the global level. It connects these topics with the ongoing debates on social and global justice, and asks what an eth...

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Main Author: Gaisbauer, Helmut P.
Other Authors: Schweiger, Gottfried, Sedmak, Clemens
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2016.
Series:Studies in global justice.
Subjects:
Poverty > Moral and ethical aspects.
Poverty > Social aspects > Prevention.
Economic development > Social aspects.
Social action > Citizen participation.
Community development.
Ethics.
ethics (philosophy)
community development.
Human rights.
Social & political philosophy.
Ethics & moral philosophy.
Law > International.
Philosophy > Political.
Philosophy > Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
Community development
Economic development > Social aspects
Poverty > Moral and ethical aspects
Social action > Citizen participation
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Table of Contents:
  • About the Editors and Contributors; Editors; Contributors; Chapter 1: Ethical Issues in€Poverty Alleviation: Agents, Institutions and€Policies; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Defining Poverty and€Poverty Alleviation: Issues of€Multidimensionality, Complexity and€Ethics; 1.3 Normative Background Theories of€Poverty Alleviation: Human Rights, (Global) Justice, and€Humanitarian Aid; 1.4 Agents and€Institutions of€Poverty Alleviation: From€the€Individual to€the€Global Level; 1.5 Overview of€the€Book; References; Part I: Human Rights and Poverty Alleviation.
  • Chapter 2: Are We€Violating the€Human Rights of€the€World's Poor?2.1 Introduction; 2.2 What Does It Mean to€Violate a€Human Right?; 2.2.1 Non-fulfillment; 2.2.2 Human Rights in€Relation to€Law and€Morality; 2.2.3 From Non-fulfillment to€Violation; 2.2.4 Human Rights and€Supranational Institutional Arrangements; 2.3 We Are Violating the€Human Rights of€the€World's Poor: The€Empirical Evidence; 2.3.1 Is Globalization Good for€the€Poor?; 2.3.2 Are the€Causes of€the€Persistence of€Poverty Purely Domestic?; 2.3.3 What Ought We€to€Do?; 2.4 Conclusion; References.
  • Chapter 3: A Decent Social Minimum as€a€Matter of€Justice3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Equality of€Status or Distributive Equality?; 3.3 Essential Components of€a€Decent Social Minimum; 3.4 The Scope of€a€Decent Standard of€Living; 3.5 Conclusion; References; Human Rights Instruments; Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) General Comments; Chapter 4: Children's Rights, Bodily Integrity and€Poverty Alleviation; 4.1 Child Poverty and€the€Language of€Children's Rights; 4.2 Children Rights and€the€Capability Approach; 4.3 Bodily Integrity and€Child Poverty.
  • 4.4 Poverty Alleviation and€Empowerment4.5 Conclusions; References; Part II: Poverty Alleviation and Development; Chapter 5: A Human Right to€Financial Inclusion; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Access to€or Usage of€Financial Services?; 5.3 The Human Right to€Financial Inclusion; 5.4 Financial Inclusion and€Individual Autonomy; 5.5 Financial Inclusion and€Other Human Rights; 5.5.1 Financial Inclusion and€the€Right to€an€Adequate Standard of€Living; 5.5.2 Financial Inclusion and€the€Right to€Development; 5.6 Conclusion; References.
  • Chapter 6: Is Globalizing 'development' Ethical? A€View from€the€Pacific6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Evolving Development Paradigms; 6.2.1 The Contribution of€Amartya Sen; 6.3 The New Millennium Development Strategies; 6.3.1 MDG Strategies for€Poverty Alleviation and€Development; 6.4 Globalizing Development Fails the€Pacific; 6.4.1 PNG 'off track'?; 6.5 Ethical Dilemmas and€Challenges in€Re-articulating Global Development; 6.5.1 An MDG 'Report Card'; References; Chapter 7: Animals in€International Development, Ethics, Dilemmas and€Possibilities; 7.1 Introduction.

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