Poverty and Water | Explorations of the Reciprocal Relationship

David Hemson (u. a.)

ISBN 10: 1842779613 / ISBN 13: 9781842779613

Published by Bloomsbury 3PL, 2008

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Poverty and Water | Explorations of the Reciprocal Relationship | David Hemson (u. a.) | Buch | Gebunden | Englisch | 2008 | Bloomsbury 3PL | EAN 9781842779613 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Poverty and Water | Explorations of the Reciprocal Relationship
• Publisher: Bloomsbury 3PL
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1842779613
• ISBN 13: 9781842779613
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 240W x 161H x 18D millimeters 240 millimeters width by 161 millimeters height by 18 millimeters depth
• Weight: 539 grams
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Synopsis

Rarely has such a contentious and complex issue emerged in twenty-first century development as that of water. In this book, co-editors David Hemson, Kassin Kulindwa, Haakon Lein, and Adolfo Mascarenhas use a global spread of case studies to illustrate that water is not simply an issue of physical scarcity, but rather a complex and politically-driven issue with profound future implications, both in the developing world and outside it.

The book argues that for the international community to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, governments must step in to protect the rights of the poor. Here, the links between poverty and access to clean water are explored with an eye to political reform that can end the exploitative policies of big business and help to shape a more equitable world for all.

About the Authors

Juliana Martínez Franzoni is associate professor of political science at the University of Costa Rica.

THOMAS POGGE received his Ph.D. in philosophy from Harvard University, He has published widely on Kant and in moral and political philosophy, including various books on Rawls and global justice. He is Professor of Political Science at Columbia University and Professorial Fellow at the ANU Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics. He is also editor for social and political philosophy for the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy and a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science.

Thomas Pogge is Leitner professor of philosophy and international affairs at Yale University.