Do We Owe the Global Poor Assistance or Rectification?

2005 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mathias Risse
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Economic Order ◽  
Central Theme ◽  
Global Order ◽  
The Poor ◽  
World Poverty

A central theme throughout Thomas Pogge's pathbreaking World Poverty and Human Rights is that the global political and economic order harms people in developing countries, and that our duty toward the global poor is therefore not to assist them but to rectify injustice. But does the global order harm the poor? I argue elsewhere that there is a sense in which this is indeed so, at least if a certain empirical thesis is accepted. In this essay, however, I seek to show that the global order not only does not harm the poor but can plausibly be credited with the considerable improvements in human well-being that have been achieved over the last 200 years. Much of what Pogge says about our duties toward developing countries is therefore false.

Developing the “Causes of Poverty in Developing Countries Questionnaire (CPDCQ)” in a Spanish-Speaking Population

2010 ◽  
Vol 38 (9) ◽  
pp. 1167-1172 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Juan Vázquez ◽  
Isabel Pascual ◽  
Sonia Panadero
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
University Students ◽  
Third World ◽  
Spanish Speaking ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
World Poverty ◽  
Spanish Speaking Population ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
Causes Of Poverty

From information supplied by 1,092 university students from countries with different levels of development, in this work we developed an up-to-date instrument to allow the causes of poverty in developing countries to be studied. Taking the Causes of Third World Poverty Questionnaire (CTWPQ; Harper, 2002), the most widely used instrument for this purpose as the starting point, and taking into account contributions made by other authors, The Causes of Poverty in Developing Countries Questionnaire (CPDCQ) was developed. It is an instrument of 20 items organized into 5 factors: “Blame causes within developing countries”, “Blame causes external to developing countries”, “Blame attributed to developing countries' populations”, “Blame attributed to developing countries' services”, and “Blame attributed to the poor distribution of land in developing countries”.

scholarly journals Governance and Income Inequality

2006 ◽  
Vol 45 (4II) ◽  
pp. 751-760 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saima Shafique ◽  
Rashida Haq
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Growth Rate ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Economic Policy ◽  
Income Inequality ◽  
Income Distribution ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Low Level ◽  
The Poor

Major problems of developing countries are unequal income distribution and low growth rate, which affect their welfare aspects. It was implicitly assumed that whenever we achieve target of higher growth rate, benefit of growth would automatically trickle down to the poor. History of developing countries shows that the rich benefited more than the poor as evidenced by rising income inequality during the period of higher economic growth. The economic policy changes are often triggered by the logic of low level of equilibrium of output level, employment and income distribution. To overcome this low level of equilibrium trap, government often adopt polices so as to achieve high level of income and employment growth and development, and equitable income distribution. Coherent policy instruments are essential to meet these policy targets. Impact of any macro economic policy has been examined by studying its impact on economic growth and income distribution. In recent years polices have been directed toward reducing the level of poverty and inequality through raising quality of life in society by providing efficient and effective governance. This new economic philosophy has resulted in a massive change in the policy orientation of countries; the priority is now centred on issue of governance and focus is now shifted towards a qualitative nature of its growth and development. According to Sen (1983), the realisation of human capabilities, that enlarge the range of human choices, is essential for a broader notion and measure of economic well-being. The institutional frame work is then considered as one of the essential elements for translating growth and well-being into a sustainable process.

The Way We Live Now

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mathias Risse
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
The State ◽  
State System ◽  
Global Order ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Liberal Justice ◽  
The Way

This chapter examines several arguments that find fault with the way we live now, the system of states. It considers four strategies one may deploy to identify faults of the state system and to use the identified moral failings to reach the conclusion that there ought to be no system of states, and thus no global order. The chapter first describes the contingent nature of states before discussing the argument that what is morally problematic about the state system is the very existence of borders. It then analyzes the concern that the existence of borders is inconsistent with the value of freedom, liberal justice, or democracy. It also investigates the claim that the state system wrongfully harms the poor because developing countries would be much better off today had it not been for the emergence of a state system with its ensuing colonial ambitions.

scholarly journals Elementary School Global Partnership Projects: Are Good Intentions Good Enough?

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Ryan
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Elementary School ◽  
School District ◽  
Elementary Students ◽  
Global Citizenship ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Global Partnership ◽  
Global Partnerships ◽  
Action Projects

  Many Alberta elementary students participate in school global partnerships and projects involving the human rights and well-being of people in economically developing countries. These projects are often undertaken in times of disaster, or as a component of developing global citizenship, or as action projects aimed at meeting specific curricular and school district outcomes. This paper summarizes some of the understandings and beliefs of ten Alberta grade six students from two urban schools who had participated in such projects. Generally, students felt they had developed an increased awareness of issues in the developing world, and believed that they were agents of positive change. Other possibly imperialistic perceptions - regardless of project context – also emerged. These include that: All developing countries are basically the same, are dependent on wealthier countries to progress towards a more “normal” western life, and that money holds the power to transformation.

HUMAN RIGHTS IN HEALTH. Ciba Foundation Symposium 23 (new series). New York, American Elsevier, 1974, $16.24; 304 pp

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1976 ◽  
Vol 58 (4) ◽  
pp. 634-635
Author(s):  
Norman Fost
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
New York ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Communicable Disease ◽  
Fertility Control ◽  
Water Access ◽  
Ciba Foundation Symposium ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Complex Subject

If one judges this book by its title, it is a totally inadequate and disappointing treatment of the complex subject of "rights" in health care. If one judges it by its content, however, it is a stimulating and useful primer on the basic requirements for achieving health for the 70% of the world's people who live in the developing countries. The book is a collection of papers presented at a 1973 CIBA Symposium on the practical aspects of providing four basic needs–food, water, access to fertility control, and protection from communicable disease–to the poor and deprived.

The Ethics of Developed Nations Recruiting Nurses from Developing Countries: The Case of Malawi

2003 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 433-438 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adamson S Muula ◽  
Joseph M Mfutso-Bengo ◽  
Joan Makoza ◽  
Elita Chatipwa
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
Resource Constraints ◽  
Developing Nations ◽  
Individual Autonomy ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Developed Nations ◽  
Rights Issues

There is currently a global shortage of nurses. Developing countries such as Malawi are among those hardest hit by this shortage. The demands on available nurses have increased and at the same time there is a lack of interest in becoming a nurse owing to the poor working conditions among those still employed in the service. It is questionable if developed nations should recruit nurses from countries such as Malawi, where severe human resource constraints are being experienced. We argue in this article that the current phenomenon of nurses leaving developing nations for western countries is complex. Human rights issues of individual autonomy and public interest are at stake.

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