Reclaiming value in international development : the moral dimensions of development policy and practice in poor countries / Chloe Schwenke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schwenke, Chloe.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social justice.

Developing countries--Economic policy.

Developing countries.

Economic policy.

Economic development--Moral and ethical aspects--Developing countries.

Economic development.

Economic development--Moral and ethical aspects.

Social justice--Developing countries.

Physical Description:

xii, 173 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2009.

Summary:

This is the first book to bridge the divide between ethics and development from the perspective of a seasoned development practitioner who is also a trained ethicist. Schwenke formally enlarges the concept of development to include its moral dimension, to denote beneficial change that alleviates human misery and environmental degradation in poor countries and reinforces universal ethical norms such as human dignity, essential freedoms, social justice, peace, civic virtue, human flourishing, the common good, gender equality, safety and security, and participation and inclusion. She applies this ethically expanded concept to nine key topics in international development: education, leadership, procurement, food security, conflict, urbanization, gender identity and sexual orientation, deliberative participation, and the measurement of ethical performance. Throughout the book, the author draws on her thirty years of experience as a development practitioner in thirty poor countries around the world to give vivid, real-life illustrations of the classic moral dilemmas in development ethics and to show how moral reasoning can clarify and resolve them.

Contents:

Introduction

Education

Leadership

Participation

Corruption and integrity

Hunger

Conflict

Urbanization

Minority rights

Ethical performance.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [163]-169) and index.

ISBN:

9780313363320

0313363323

9780313363344

031336334X

OCLC:

237885316