A neoliberal world of transnational supply chains presents those of us in wealthy countries with a paradox: such chains seem to enhance our well-being and freedom while visiting suffering on others across borders. McKean creatively argues that such chains actually harm our freedom as well as theirs. Thus the basic disposition we should cultivate is not humanitarian pity but rather a political sense of global solidarity. This book is marvelously ambitious and deeply thought-provoking; a real achievement.
Benjamin L. McKean is an Associate Professor of Political Science at The Ohio State University. He is a political theorist whose research concerns global justice, populism, and the relationship between theory and practice. His work has been published in academic journals including American Political Science Review and Political Theory as well as in popular media including The Washington Post and Jacobin.