Cargando…
Ethics of global development : agency, capability, and deliberative democracy /
"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 deve...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
|---|---|
| Autor principal: | |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2008.
|
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "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." http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0903/2008007230-d.html |
|---|---|
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 416 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780511415463 051141546X 9780511410864 0511410867 9780511412585 0511412584 9780511413193 051141319X 0521885191 9780521885195 9780521117388 0521117380 9780511492594 0511492596 |