Political Theory of Global Justice: A Cosmopolitan Case for the World State

ISBN-13: 9780415770668 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 232 str.

Luis Cabrera;Cabrera Luis

Opis

Could global government be the answer to global poverty and starvation?

Cosmopolitan thinkers challenge the widely held belief that we owe more to our co-citizens than to those in other countries. This book offers a moral argument for world government, claiming that not only do we have strong obligations to people elsewhere, but that accountable integration among nation-states will help ensure that all persons can lead a decent life.

Cabrera considers both the views of those political philosophers who say we have much stronger obligations to help our co-citizens than foreigners and those cosmopolitans who say our duties are equally strong to each but resist restructuring.

Spis treści

1. Priorities  2. Consequences  3. Moral Reciprocity and Self-Development Rights  4. The Cosmopolitan Imperative  5. Democratic Distance  6. Citizenship, Armed Tyranny and the Democratic Peace  7. Possibilities

O autorze

Luis Cabrera, a former staff reporter for The Associated Press, teaches political theory and global politics at Arizona State University West, USA.