National responsibility and global justice / David Miller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miller, David, 1946-

Series:

Oxford Political Theory

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cosmopolitanism.

Human rights.

Distributive justice.

International agencies.

Globalization--Political aspects.

Globalization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (307 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Oxford Political Theory presents the best new work in contemporary political theory. It is intended to be broad in scope, including original contributions to political philosophy, and also work in applied political theory. The series will contain works of outstanding quality with no restriction as to approach or subject matter.Series Editors: Will Kymlicka, David Miller, and Alan Ryan. This book presents a non-cosmopolitan theory of global justice. In contrast to theories that seek to extend principles of social justice, such as equality of opportunity or resources, to the world as a whole, it

Contents:

Introduction

Cosmopolitanism

Global egalitarianism

Two concepts of responsibility

National responsibility

Inheriting responsibilities

Human rights : setting the global minimum

Immigration and territorial rights

Responsibilities to the world's poor

Conclusion.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-292) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-965071-3

1-281-15058-4

9786611150587

0-19-152857-9

OCLC:

213466909