Pogge, Thomas W.
Politics as Usual: What Lies Behind the Pro-Poor Rhetoric
Heavily promoted by Western governments and media, this comforting view of the world is widely shared, at least among the affluent. Pogge's new book presents an alternative view: Poverty and oppression persist on a massive scale; political and economic inequalities are rising dramatically both intra-nationally and globally. The affluent states and the international organizations they control knowingly contribute greatly to these evils - selfishly promoting rules and policies harmful to the poor while hypocritically pretending to set and promote ambitious development goals. Pogge's case studies include the $1/day poverty measurement exercise, the cosmetic statistics behind the first Millennium Development Goal, the War on Terror, and the proposed relaxation of the constraints on humanitarian intervention. A powerful moral analysis that shows what Western states would do if they really cared about the values they profess.
Keywords: Political & Economic Philosophy
- Author(s)
- Pogge, Thomas W.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Publication year
- 2010
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 2
- Page amount
- 288 pages
- Category
- Philosophy
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (ePUB)
- 9780745655420
- Printed ISBN
- 9780745638935