Global justice : a cosmopolitan account / Gillian Brock.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brock, Gillian.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social justice.

Cosmopolitanism.

Physical Description:

xvi, 366 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.

Summary:

Gillian Brock develops a viable cosmopolitan model of global justice that takes seriously the equal moral worth of persons, yet leaves scope for defensible forms of nationalism and for other legitimate identifications and affiliations people have. Brock addresses two prominent skeptics about global justice: those who doubt its feasibility and those who believe that cosmopolitanism interferes illegitimately with the defensible scope of nationalism by undermining goods of national importance, such as authentic democracy or national self-determination. The model addresses concerns about implementation in the world, showing how we can move from theory to public policy that makes progress towards global justice. It also makes clear how legitimate forms of nationalism are compatible with commitments to global justice.

Global Justice is divided into three central parts. In the first, Brock defends a cosmopolitan model of global justice. In the second, which is largely concerned with public policy issues, she argues that there is much we can and should do towards achieving global justice. She addresses several pressing problems, discussing both theoretical and public policy issues involved with each. These include tackling global poverty, taxation reform, protection of basic liberties, humanitarian intervention, immigration, and problems associated with global economic arrangements. In the third part, she shows how the discussion of public policy issues can usefully inform our theorizing; in particular, it assists our thinking about the place of nationalism and equality in an account of global justice.

Contents:

I Theory

I Global Justice and Cosmopolitanism: An Introduction 3

1.1 Introduction 3

1.2 Focus for the Book and Two Kinds of Sceptic 4

1.3 Concise Overview of the Contents 5

1.4 The Cosmopolitan as a Citizen of the World 8

1.5 Globalization and Global Justice 9

1.6 Some Varieties of Cosmopolitanism 11

1.7 Cosmopolitan Justice 13

1.8 Reconciling Cosmopolitanism with Other Commitments 14

2 The Debate about Rawls's Law of Peoples: Critics and Defences 19

2.1 Introduction 19

2.2 Rawls's Law of Peoples 19

2.3 Some Critical Responses to Rawls's Law of Peoples 24

2.4 Defences of Rawls's Law of Peoples 30

2.5 Critics Versus Defenders: The State of Play 36

3 A Cosmopolitan Model of Global Justice: The Basic Framework 45

3.1 Should Cosmopolitans Support a Global Difference Principle? 46

3.2 Can the Ideal of (Fair) Equality of Opportunity be Extended Globally? 58

3.3 Some Important Clarifications Concerning Needs, Capabilities, and Human Rights 63

3.4 Concluding Remarks 72

4 Global Governance and the Nationalist Challenge: What Does Authentic Democracy Require? 84

4.1 Global Governance: Further Considerations in Support 86

4.2 Fairness in Global Governance Arrangements 89

4.3 Concluding Remarks 109

II Moving from Theory to Public Policy: Closing the Gap between Theory and Practice Overview 117

5 Global Poverty, Taxation, and Global Justice 119

5.1 Introduction to Some Key Issues 120

5.2 Some Problems with our Taxation and Accounting Arrangements 125

5.3 Dues to Protect Global Public Goods and Tackle Global Poverty 130

5.4 Summary of Main Conclusions 139

6 Basic Liberties and Global Justice 151

6.1 What is So Special about Basic Liberties? 152

6.2 The Current Situation: Are People's Basic Liberties Well Protected Today? 156

6.3 Obstacles to Freedom: Some Analysis 158

6.4 Internal Mechanisms to Protect Basic Liberties: The Crucial Role of Freedom of the Press 161

6.5 Provisions to Secure More Justice 166

6.6 Summary and Concluding Remarks 169

7 Humanitarian Intervention 172

7.1 Overview 172

7.2 Two Important Alleged Tensions 172

7.3 The Moral Argument 172

7.4 The Report by the International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty 181

7.5 Closing the Gaps between What is Morally Desirable and the Current Situation, and Concluding Remarks 185

8 Immigration 190

8.1 Introduction 190

8.2 Some Realistic Options for Here and Now 194

8.3 Summary of Findings and Conclusions 210

9 The Global Economic Order and Global Justice 220

9.1 Introduction 220

9.2 The Link between Free Trade and Poverty Reduction 221

9.3 Improving Trade Arrangements, Negotiations, and the Goals of Economic Justice 227

9.4 The Global Economic Order, Improving Wages and Working Conditions 232

9.5 Just Linkage 235

9.6 Concluding Remarks 237

III From Public Policy Back to Theory Overview 247

10 What Do We Owe Co-nationals and Non-nationals? Why the Liberal Nationalist Account Fails and How We Can Do Better 248

10.1 Yael Tamir's Liberal Nationalism 249

10.2 David Miller's Account 256

10.3 Lessons from Liberal Nationalists: A Better Approach for Working Out What We Owe Non-nationals 264

10.4 Consideration of Some Important Objections to 'Impartialism' 266

11 Has My Model of Global Justice Made Adequate Space for Legitimate Forms of Nationalism? 274

11.1 Can Compatriot Favouritism be Justified? Does Obligation Diminish with Distance? 275

11.2 Does My Account of Global Justice Leave Adequate Space for Our Legitimate National Aspirations? A Case Study 282

11.3 Reconsideration of the General Issues 291

12 Equality, Cosmopolitanism, and Global Justice 298

12.1 Recapping Central Points Concerning Equality from Previous Chapters 299

12.2 Elizabeth Anderson's Version of Democratic Equality 301

12.3 Democratic Equality and Global Justice 304

12.4 Responsive Democracy and Democratic Equality 309

12.5 My Account Captures Our Equality Better than Rival Conceptions Attuned Exclusively to Distributional Issues 311

12.6 The Cosmopolitan Credentials of My Account of Global Justice Reviewed 315

12.7 Summary and Conclusions 318

13 Scepticism about Feasibility and Conclusions 322

13.1 Summary of Central Findings 322

13.2 Scepticism about Feasibility 325.

Notes:

Includes bibliography (pages 335-354) and index.

ISBN:

9780199230938

0199230935

0199230943

9780199230945

OCLC:

260204614