| The Ethics of Assistance: Morality and the Distant Needy Contributor(s): Chatterjee, Deen K. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0511817665 ISBN-13: 9780511817663 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $213.75 Product Type: Open Ebook - Other Formats Published: June 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Political |
| Dewey: 174 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Public Policy |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The essays in this volume present the latest beliefs of some leading contemporary moral and political philosophers on the issue of assisting the foreign poor. Topics focus around the themes of political responsibility of governments of affluent countries to relieve poverty abroad and the personal responsibility of individuals to assist the distant needy. This timely volume will interest scholars in ethics, political philosophy, political theory, international law and development economics, as well as policy makers, aid agency workers, and general readers interested in the topics. |
Contributor Bio(s): Chatterjee, Deen K.: - Deen K. Chatterjee is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Utah. His areas of specialization are political philosophy, applied ethics, and philosophy of religion and culture. He is co-editor of Globalization, Development and Democracy (2003), and Ethics and Foreign Intervention (Cambridge, 2003). |
