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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453708903321

Autore

Philips Joseph Pieter Mathijs <1974->

Titolo

Affluent in the face of poverty [[electronic resource] ] : on what rich individuals like us should do / / Jos Philips

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam, : Amsterdam University Press, 2007

ISBN

1-281-19123-X

9786611191238

90-485-0203-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (238 p.)

Disciplina

362.5/52

Soggetti

Charity

Economic assistance, Domestic - Citizen participation

Poor - Services for

Rich people - Social aspects

Social ethics

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-216).

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; Ch.2: Towards a Position: Consequentialism and Beyond; Ch.3: Contractualist Criticisms; Ch.4: Diverse Criticisms; Ch.5: Recent Criticisms; Ch.6: Concretization; Ch.7: Conclusion; Bibliography; Dutch Summary; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

In this time of mass communication, rich people like us know very well the horrible conditions in which many poor people must live. In Affluent in the Face of Poverty Jos Philips wonders what we should do about poverty.