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Poverty, inequality, violence, environmental degradation, and
tyranny continue to afflict the world. Ethics of Global Development
offers a moral reflection on the ends and means of local, national,
and global efforts to overcome these five scourges. After
emphasizing the role of ethics in development studies,
policymaking, and practice, David A. Crocker analyzes and evaluates
Amartya Sen's philosophy of development in relation to alternative
ethical outlooks. He argues that Sen's recent turn to robust ideals
of human agency and democracy improves on both Sen's earlier
emphasis on 'capabilities and functionings' and Martha Nussbaum's
version of the capability orientation. This agency-focused
capability approach is then extended and strengthened by applying
it to the challenges of consumerism and hunger, the development
responsibilities of affluent individuals and nations, and the
dilemmas of globalization. Throughout the book the author argues
for the importance of more inclusive and deliberative democratic
institutions.
Scholars in diverse fields now agree on the importance of
investigating the impact of consumption practices on the global
environment, quality of life, and international justice. In this
comprehensive collection of essays, most of which appear for the
first time, eminent scholars from many disciplines-philosophy,
economics, sociology, political science, demography, theology,
history, and social psychology-examine the causes, nature, and
consequences of present-day consumption patterns in the United
States and throughout the world. Specifically, the essays evaluate
the impact of consumption practices on our own lives, our
institutions, other people, and the environment. The contributors
give explicit attention to the principles relevant for a
consumption ethic, as well as to the policies and practices that
such an ethic permits or requires. These engaging, jargon-free
essays frame the problem of consumption in a variety of ways,
challenging readers to see the issue from new perspectives. For
scholars and students from across the disciplines, as well as for
environmental and consumer activists, this volume will serve as the
touchstone for discussions of consumption and global stewardship.
As a broad concept, 'globalization' denotes the declining
significance of national boundaries. At a deeper level,
globalization is the proposition that nation-states are losing the
power to control what occurs within their borders and that what
transpires across borders is rising in relative significance. The
Ethical Dimensions of Global Development: An Introduction, the
fifth book in Rowman & Littlefield's Institute for Philosophy
and Public Policy Studies series, discusses key questions
concerning globalization and its implications, including: Can
general ethical principles be brought to bear on questions of
globalization? Do economic development and self-government require
a duty of care? Is economic destiny crucial to individual autonomy?
This collection provides readers with current information and
useful insights into this complex topic.
As a broad concept, 'globalization' denotes the declining
significance of national boundaries. At a deeper level,
globalization is the proposition that nation-states are losing the
power to control what occurs within their borders and that what
transpires across borders is rising in relative significance. The
Ethical Dimensions of Global Development: An Introduction, the
fifth book in Rowman & Littlefield's Institute for Philosophy
and Public Policy Studies series, discusses key questions
concerning globalization and its implications, including: Can
general ethical principles be brought to bear on questions of
globalization? Do economic development and self-government require
a duty of care? Is economic destiny crucial to individual autonomy?
This collection provides readers with current information and
useful insights into this complex topic.
The chapters in this volume deal with timely issues regarding
democracy in theory and in practice in today's globalized world.
Authored by leading political philosophers of our time, they appear
here for the first time. The essays challenge and defend
assumptions about the role of democracy as a viable political and
legal institution in response to globalization, keeping in focus
the role of rights at the normative foundations of democracy in a
pluralistic world. Through an examination of key topics of current
relevance, with contrasting views of the leading theorists, the
chapters address the most relevant theories and forms of
globalization, traditional democratic paradigms and their limits,
public deliberation and democratic participation, the moral hazards
of imperial democracy, and the future of liberal democracy. In
addition to suggesting new perspectives on democracy, they use the
current debate on justice, human rights, sovereignty, and cultural
relativism to shed light on enduring questions about politics,
culture, and global development. This timely and provocative
collection will be of interest to anyone concerned with democracy,
human rights, global justice, economic development, poverty,
international law, peace, and various aspects of globalization.
The chapters in this volume deal with timely issues regarding
democracy in theory and in practice in today's globalized world.
Authored by leading political philosophers of our time, they appear
here for the first time. The essays challenge and defend
assumptions about the role of democracy as a viable political and
legal institution in response to globalization, keeping in focus
the role of rights at the normative foundations of democracy in a
pluralistic world. Through an examination of key topics of current
relevance, with contrasting views of the leading theorists, the
chapters address the most relevant theories and forms of
globalization, traditional democratic paradigms and their limits,
public deliberation and democratic participation, the moral hazards
of imperial democracy, and the future of liberal democracy. In
addition to suggesting new perspectives on democracy, they use the
current debate on justice, human rights, sovereignty, and cultural
relativism to shed light on enduring questions about politics,
culture, and global development. This timely and provocative
collection will be of interest to anyone concerned with democracy,
human rights, global justice, economic development, poverty,
international law, peace, and various aspects of globalization.
Poverty, inequality, violence, environmental degradation, and
tyranny continue to afflict the world. Ethics of Global Development
offers a moral reflection on the ends and means of local, national,
and global efforts to overcome these five scourges. After
emphasizing the role of ethics in development studies,
policy-making, and practice, David A. Crocker analyzes and
evaluates Amartya Sen's philosophy of development in relation to
alternative ethical outlooks. He argues that Sen's turn to robust
ideals of human agency and democracy improves on both Sen's earlier
emphasis on 'capabilities and functionings' and Martha Nussbaum's
version of the capability orientation. This agency-focused
capability approach is then extended and strengthened by applying
it to the challenges of consumerism and hunger, the development
responsibilities of affluent individuals and nations, and the
dilemmas of globalization. Throughout the book the author argues
for the importance of more inclusive and deliberative democratic
institutions.
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