Ethics, Hunger and Globalization In Search of Appropriate Policies

"Ethics, Hunger and Globalization” adds an ethics dimension to the debate and research about poverty, hunger, and globalization. Outstanding scholars and practitioners from several disciplines discuss what action is needed for ethics to play a bigger role in action by governments, civil society...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Pinstrup-Andersen, Per (Editor), Sandøe, Peter (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2007, 2007
Edition:1st ed. 2007
Series:The International Library of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Ethics
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • and Summary
  • Eliminating Poverty and Hunger in Developing Countries: A Moral Imperative or Enlightened Self-Interest?
  • Ethics, Globalization, and Hunger: an Ethicist’s Perspective
  • The Ethics of Hunger: Development Institutions and the World of Religion
  • What Hunger-Related Ethics Lessons can we Learn from Religion? Globalization and the World’s Religions
  • Freedom from Hunger as a Basic Human Right: Principles and Implementation
  • Millennium Development Goals and Other Good Intentions
  • What We Know About Poverty and What We Must Do: Ethical and Political Aspects of Empowerment
  • Ethics and Hunger: A Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Perspective
  • Economic Development, Equality, Income Distribution, and Ethics
  • On The Ethics and Economics of Changing Behavior
  • Agricultural and Food Ethics in the Western World: A Case of Ethical Imperialism?
  • Ethics, Hunger, and The Case for Genetically Modified (GM) Crops
  • Reforming Agricultural Trade: Not Just for the Wealthy Countries
  • Agricultural Subsidy and Trade Policies
  • Food Safety Standards in Rich and Poor Countries
  • Concluding Reflections on the Role of Ethics