Table of Contents
Foreword 11
Introduction 14
Chapter 1 Social Justice and Economic Inequality
1 Economic Inequality in the United States Has Grown Dangerously Unjust Joseph E. Stiglitz 19
2 Economic Growth in India and China Has Exacerbated Inequality Deepankar Basu 29
3 In Africa, Widespread Poverty and Income Inequalities Need to Be Addressed Maurice Mubila Laurence Lannes Mohamed S. Ben Aissa 39
4 Latin America Has Made Progress in Reducing Its Extreme Inequality Mark Loyka 45
5 In Europe, the Economic Recession Has Increased Inequality Hanan Morsy 57
Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 62
Chapter 2 Social Justice and Minorities
1 Indigenous Peoples in Australia Should Be Recognized in the Constitution: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner 64
2 Japan's Recognition of the Ainu Has Not Resulted in Adequate Social Justice Mitsuharu Vincent Okada 77
3 Ethnic and Religious Minorities in Iraq Suffer from Inadequate Security Chris Chapman 88
4 Ethnic Minorities in Vietnam Have Not Shared Equally in the Benefits of Growth Bob Baulch Pham Thai Hung Nguyen Thi Thu Phuong 100
5 In the United States, Native-Born Blacks and Black Immigrants Suffer from Low Wages Patrick L. Mason Algernon Austin 111
6 In Great Britain, Progress Has Been Made in Tackling Race Inequality: Communities and Local Government 122
Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 132
Chapter 3 Social Justice and Gender
1 In Low- and Middle-Income Countries, Gender Disparities Need to Be Addressed Ana Revenga Sndhir Shetty 134
2 In Developed Countries, Gender Inequality Affects Women and Men 144
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
3 Is the Arab Spring Bad for Women? 150
Overthrowing Male Dominance Could Be Harder than Overthrowing a Dictator
Isobel Coleman
4 Women Are the Rising Stars in the New China Patti Waldmeir 157
5 In Mexico, Widespread Gender-Based Violence Is a Barrier to Women's Equality Amnesty International 163
Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 170
Chapter 4 Global Social Justice
1 Debt in Poor Countries Is Unjust and Exploitative Jubilee Debt Campaign 172
2 Rich Countries Must Do More than Poor Countries to Fight Climate Change José Antonio Ocampo Nicholas Stern 180
3 The Food Crisis in the Developing World Is Unfair and Unjust Jim Goodman 185
4 Increasing Foreign Aid Not Necessarily Good for Developing Countries Moses Bosire 191
5 Foreign Aid from the United Kingdom to India Is Unnecessary Nick Wood 196
Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 201
For Further Discussion 202
Organizations to Contact 204
Bibliography of Books 211
Index 214
