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Record Nr.

UNINA9910265221403321

Autore

Schweiger G

Titolo

A Philosophical Examination of Social Justice and Child Poverty [[electronic resource] /] / by G. Schweiger, G. Graf

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Springer Nature, 2015

London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2015

ISBN

1-137-42602-0

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (vii, 193 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

320.01

Soggetti

Political philosophy

Social sciences—Philosophy

Poverty

Ethics

Social structure

Equality

Social justice

Human rights

Political Philosophy

Social Philosophy

Development Aid

Social Structure, Social Inequality

Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Philosophy and ChildPoverty -- 1 Social Justice for Children - ACapability Approach -- 2 The Injustice of Child Poverty -- 3 Responsibilities for Children inPoverty -- 4 Advancing Our Approach toGlobal Justice for Children -- References -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This book is open access under a CCBY license. This book investigates child poverty from a philosophical perspective. It identifies the injustices of child poverty, relates them to the well-being of children,



and discusses who has a moral responsibility to secure social justice for children. .