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Autore |
Dieterlen Paulette <1947-> |
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Titolo |
Poverty [[electronic resource] ] : a philosophical approach / / Paulette Dieterlen |
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Amsterdam ; ; New York, NY, : Rodopi, 2005 |
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ISBN |
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94-012-0284-2 |
1-4237-9105-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (185 p.) |
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Collana |
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Rodopi philosophical studies ; ; 6 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Poor - Mexico |
Poverty - Mexico |
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Mexico Economic conditions 1994- |
Mexico Social policy |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Foreword; Introduction; I. Two Concepts of Poverty; II. Criteria of Distribution; III. The Rights of the Poor and Our Obligations Toward Them; IV. Utility and Norms in the Study of Poverty; V. Equality; Conclusions; References |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In Poverty: a philosophical approach , the author studies various philosophical issues concerning poverty in the Program for Education, Health and Food (PROGRESA) that was in effect in Mexico, from 1997 to 2002, and shows how theoretical discussion is necessary to clarify some ideas concerning the application of a social policy.Poverty is one of the main problems concerning economics, political philosophy, and ethics. It is an ethical problem because of its relationship with self-esteem. Since poverty is intimately related to social policies, the philosophy of poverty must consider the distrib |
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