Politics as usual : what lies behind the pro-poor rhetoric /

Pogge, Thomas Winfried Menko.

Politics as usual : what lies behind the pro-poor rhetoric / Thomas Pogge. - Cambridge, UK ; Malden, MA : Polity, 2010. - x, 273 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [242]-258) and index.

What is global justice? -- Recognized and violated by international law : the human rights of the global poor -- The first UN millennium development goal : a cause for celebration? -- Developing morally plausible indices of poverty and gender equity : a research program -- Growth and inequality : understanding recent trends and political choices -- Dworkin, the abortion battle, and global poverty -- Making war on terrorists : reflections on harming the innocent -- Moralizing humanitarian intervention : why jurying fails and how law can work -- Creating supranational institutions democratically : reflections on the European Union's "democratic deficit."

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Poverty.
Poverty--Government policy.
Poverty--International cooperation.
Pobreza.

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