Distant strangers : ethics, psychology, and global poverty / Judith Lichtenberg.
Material type: TextPublication details: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014Description: xii, 276 pages ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780521763318
- 9780521124621
- 174.93625 LIC 23
- HC79.W4 L53 2014
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Includes bibliographical references (pahes 253-271) and index.
The author argues for a practical and moral approach to reducing poverty, exploring concepts such as altruism, responding to criticisms of the effectiveness of aid, and asking whether and how the world's richer populations should assist.
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