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Ethics, hunger and globalization : in search of appropriate policies

Discusses what is needed for ethics to play a greater role in actions by governments, civil society, and the private sector to reduce poverty and hunger within the context of globalization. This book concludes that much of the rhetoric by policymakers is not followed by appropriate action
eBook, English, ©2007
Springer Verlag, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, ©2007
Springer eBooks
1 online resource (xv, 332 pages) : illustrations
9781402061318, 9781402061301, 9786610956678, 9781280956676, 1402061315, 1402061307, 6610956677, 1280956674
188886585
Social justice, ethics and hunger : what are the key messages? / Mary Robinson
Introduction and summary / Per Pinstrup-Andersen, Peter Sandøe
Eliminating poverty and hunger in developing countries : a moral imperative or enlightened self-interest? / Per Pinstrup-Andersen
Ethics, globalization, and hunger : an ethicist's perspective / Lou Marinoff
The ethics of hunger : development institutions and the world of religion / Katherine Marshall
What hunger-related ethics lessons can we learn from religion? Globalization and the world's religions / Richard S. Gilbert
Freedom from hunger as a basic human right : principles and implementation / Asbjørn Eide
Millennium development goals and other good intentions / Urban Jonsson
What we know about poverty and what we must do : ethical and political aspects of empowerment / Sartaj Aziz
Ethics and hunger : a non-governmental organization (NGO) perspective / Tom Arnold
Economic development, equality, income distribution, and ethics / Erik Thorbecke
On the ethics and economics of changing behavior / Joachim von Braun, Tewodaj Mengistu
Agricultural and food ethics in the Western world : a case of ethical imperialism? / Peter Sandøe, Katherine Hauge Madsen
Ethics, hunger, and the case for genetically modified (GM) crops / Paul B. Thompson
Reforming agricultural trade : not just for the wealthy countries / M. Ann Tutwiler, Matthew Straub
Agricultural subsidy and trade policies / Devinder Sharma
Food safety standards in rich and poor countries / Julie A. Caswell, Christian Friis Bach
Concluding reflections on the role of ethics / Peter Sandøe, Karsten Klint Jensen, Per Pinstrup-Andersen
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