Ethics, Hunger and Globalization: In Search of Appropriate PoliciesPer Pinstrup-Andersen, Peter Sandøe Springer Science & Business Media, 20/07/2007 - 334 من الصفحات The book “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, and the private sector to reduce poverty and hunger within the context of globalization. The book concludes that much of the rhetoric by policy makers is not followed up with appropriate action to fight poverty, hunger, and malnutrition and discusses the role of ethics in attempts to match action with rhetoric. The book also concludes that a better understanding of the values underlying both public- and private-sector action towards the alleviation of poverty and hunger would lead to more enlightened policies and a greater success in attempts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. The interaction between ethical, economic, and policy aspects are discussed and scholars and experienced practitioners from several disciplines suggest how such integration may be promoted for the benefit of low-income people in developing countries. The cohesive, multidisciplinary, intellectual treatment of the subject of ethics and hunger makes this book not only intellectually stimulating but well grounded in realities. Taking into account the new evidence and the various perspectives presented by the authors of this book would undoubtedly result in a more enlightened debate, better government policies, and appropriate guidance of globalization for the benefit of the poor. |
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... Lack of access to water supplies, failing local and national markets, inadequate infrastructure, weak national governance, and lack of responsible policy and action by the international community all fuel the food crisis. Hunger, as we ...
... lack of attention paid to how food is distributed locally, nationally and internationally? Some experts contend that the more that companies keep the emphasis on increased yields, the less they have to answer for the distortions caused ...
... lack of hard - currency reserves suffered by many devel- oping countries , especially during times of trade and financial crisis . The initiative also includes the International Financial Aid Program proposed by the British government ...
... lack of follow-up action. In spite of targets agreed upon at a large number of international conferences, including the World Food Summit and the Millennium Summit, the number of hungry people is roughly the same today as it was 15 ...
... lack of action by national and local governments reveals a rather low relative priority on efforts to assure food security and freedom from hunger for all. Eide suggests that 'every country should have or develop a national strategy to ...
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An Ethicists Perspective 29 | 29 |
Development Institutions | 50 |
What HungerRelated Ethics Lessons can we Learn | 71 |
Principles | 93 |
Millennium Development Goals and Other Good Intentions | 111 |
What We Know About Poverty and What We Must | 130 |
A NonGovernmental Organization | 149 |
Economic Development Equality Income | 165 |
On the Ethics and Economics of Changing Behavior 181 | 180 |
Ethics Hunger and the Case | 215 |
Agricultural Subsidy and Trade Policies | 263 |
Food Safety Standards in Rich and Poor Countries 281 | 280 |
Concluding Reflections on the Role of Ethics | 305 |
Index | 323 |