The Paradox Of Wealth And Poverty: Mapping The Ethical Dilemmas Of Global Development / Edition 1

by Daniel Little

Overview

We live in a time of human paradoxes. Scientific knowledge has reached a level of sophistication that permits understanding of the most arcane phenomena and yet religious fundamentalism dominates in many parts of the world. We witness the emergence of a civil, liberal constitutionalism in many regions of the world and yet ethnic violence threatens the lives and dignity of millions. And we live in a time of rapid economic and technological advance and yet several billions of people live in persistent debilitating poverty. In this book, Daniel Little dissects these paradoxes offering the clearest perspective on how best to approach international development.Using both empirical and philosophical approaches, Little provides a schematic acquaintance with the most important facts about global development at the turn of the twentieth century. In doing so, he explores what appear to be the most relevant moral principles and insights that ought to be invoked as we consider these facts and then draws conclusions about what'sorts of values and goals ought to guide economic development in the twenty-first century.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780813316420
Publisher:	Westview Press
Publication date:	01/24/2003
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Daniel Little is associate professor of philosophy at Colgate University and visiting scholar at the centre for International Affairs, Harvard University.

Table of Contents

Introduction — Welfare, Well-Being, and Needs — What Is Economic Development? — Goals and Strategies for Economic Development — Justice — Human Rights — Aid, Trade, and the Global Economy — Development and the Environment — Democracy and Development — Conclusion: Toward a Global Civil Society