Global Egalitarianism
Does it matter if people in some parts of the world have better opportunities and a higher standard of living than other people who live in other countries? Do global inequalities matter? I argue that they do, and maintain that in a just world persons should not face worse prospects in life because they are born, say, in Angola rather than in the United States of America. On my view, justice requires global equality of opportunity to lead rich and fulfilling lives. For a defence of global egalitarianism see my:
[1] 'Cosmopolitan Justice and Equalizing Opportunities’, Metaphilosophy, vol.32 nos.1/2 (2001), pp.113-134. This has been reprinted in:
· Global Justice (Oxford: Blackwell, 2001), edited by Thomas Pogge, pp.123-144.
· Global Justice (Farnham: Ashgate, 2012), edited by Christian Barry and Holly Lawford-Smith, pp.151-172.
For my earliest statement and defence of global equality of opportunity see
[2] 'Global Equality of Opportunity and the Sovereignty of States' in International Justice (Aldershot: Ashgate 2000) edited by Tony Coates, pp.130-149.
For a recent defence of global egalitarianism against Michael Blake's (coercion-based) critique see
[3] ‘Democracy, Coercion and Inequality: Defending Global Egalitarianism’, Ethics & International Affairs vol.29 no.3 (2015), pp.277-288.
For a response to those who think that relationships of reciprocity or of coercion are a precondition of egalitarian principles of distributive justice see also
[4] 'Humanity, Associations and Global Justice: In Defence of Humanity-Centred Cosmopolitan Egalitarianism', The Monist vol.94 no.4 (2011), pp.506-534.
[5] ‘Global Distributive Justice and the State’, Political Studies vol.56 no.3 (2008), pp.487-518. This has been reprinted in
· The Cosmopolitanism Reader (Cambridge: Polity, 2010) edited by Garret Wallace-Brown and David Held, pp.191-212.
· Social and Global Justice (London: Routledge, 2011) edited by Ayelet Banai, Miriam Ronzoni and Christian Schemmel, pp.3-25 [in an abbreviated version].
For a defence of my arguments in Justice Beyond Borders against two critics see
[6] 'Justice, Borders and the Cosmopolitan Ideal - A Reply to Two Critics', Journal of Global Ethics vol.3 no.2 (2007), pp.267-274. This is part of a symposium on my book Justice Beyond Borders. The symposium comprises two articles on Justice Beyond Borders (by Gillian Brock and Margaret Moore) and a reply by me.
[1] 'Cosmopolitan Justice and Equalizing Opportunities’, Metaphilosophy, vol.32 nos.1/2 (2001), pp.113-134. This has been reprinted in:
· Global Justice (Oxford: Blackwell, 2001), edited by Thomas Pogge, pp.123-144.
· Global Justice (Farnham: Ashgate, 2012), edited by Christian Barry and Holly Lawford-Smith, pp.151-172.
For my earliest statement and defence of global equality of opportunity see
[2] 'Global Equality of Opportunity and the Sovereignty of States' in International Justice (Aldershot: Ashgate 2000) edited by Tony Coates, pp.130-149.
For a recent defence of global egalitarianism against Michael Blake's (coercion-based) critique see
[3] ‘Democracy, Coercion and Inequality: Defending Global Egalitarianism’, Ethics & International Affairs vol.29 no.3 (2015), pp.277-288.
For a response to those who think that relationships of reciprocity or of coercion are a precondition of egalitarian principles of distributive justice see also
[4] 'Humanity, Associations and Global Justice: In Defence of Humanity-Centred Cosmopolitan Egalitarianism', The Monist vol.94 no.4 (2011), pp.506-534.
[5] ‘Global Distributive Justice and the State’, Political Studies vol.56 no.3 (2008), pp.487-518. This has been reprinted in
· The Cosmopolitanism Reader (Cambridge: Polity, 2010) edited by Garret Wallace-Brown and David Held, pp.191-212.
· Social and Global Justice (London: Routledge, 2011) edited by Ayelet Banai, Miriam Ronzoni and Christian Schemmel, pp.3-25 [in an abbreviated version].
For a defence of my arguments in Justice Beyond Borders against two critics see
[6] 'Justice, Borders and the Cosmopolitan Ideal - A Reply to Two Critics', Journal of Global Ethics vol.3 no.2 (2007), pp.267-274. This is part of a symposium on my book Justice Beyond Borders. The symposium comprises two articles on Justice Beyond Borders (by Gillian Brock and Margaret Moore) and a reply by me.