World Poverty and Human Rights: Cosmopolitan Responsibilities and Reforms

by Thomas W. Pogge

Book Overview

Some 2.5 billion human beings live in severe poverty, deprived of such essentials as adequate nutrition, safe drinking water, basic sanitation, adequate shelter, literacy, and basic health care. One third of all human deaths are from poverty-related causes: 18 million annually, including over 10 million children under five.

However huge in human terms, the world poverty problem is tiny economically. Just 1 percent of the national incomes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 074564144X
• ISBN13: 9780745641447
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Highly recommended- (ALL ROYALTIES GO TO OXFAM!)

This is an excellent collection of essays by one of the most important intellectual figures in the international human rights arena. An engaging combination of philosophical, political, and economic analysis, World Poverty and Human Rights offers a fresh perspective on the problems facing our world as well as constructive steps we all can (and indeed have an obligation to) take to mitigate and one day end global poverty and social injustice. Pogge has a very impressive background in philosophy (he received his PhD under Rawls from Harvard) and his writings reflect the clarity of thought and cogent argumentation his subject matter deserve. And if that isn't incentive enough, remember that all proceeds go to support Oxfam UK.