Development Ethics Reconsidered
Basic Goods Are Basic Rights
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13127371 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kenneth Reinert (0000-0001-5143-830X, George Mason University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Global Perspectives (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2575-7350 • E-ISSN: 2575-7350 |
| Publisher | University of California Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1525/gp.2020.17985 |
| OpenAlex | W3109294820 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Research Article| November 19 2020 Development Ethics Reconsidered: Basic Goods Are Basic Rights Collections: Section: Political Economy, Markets, and Institutions Kenneth A. Reinert Kenneth A. Reinert 1George Mason University, VA, US Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar [email protected] Global Perspectives (2020) 1 (1): 17985. https://doi.org/10.1525/gp.2020.17985 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Kenneth A. Reinert; Development Ethics Reconsidered: Basic Goods Are Basic Rights. Global Perspectives 11 May 2020; 1 (1): 17985. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/gp.2020.17985 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentGlobal Perspectives Search Topics Political Economy, Markets, and Institutions Keywords: basic rights, subsistence rights, basic needs, development ethics Development is an unavoidably normative concept. Even the standard economic conception of development as an increase in GDP per capita involves a normative claim, one that does not stand up well under scrutiny. Further, there are many competing claims about what matters in development. Acknowledging this reality, the field of development ethics attempts to provide appropriate structures for normative evaluations in development policy.1 Development ethics identifies different approaches to outcomes assessment, allowing analysts to determine whether a development situation has improved or worsened. It is therefore both a necessary and a useful area of inquiry in development policy. Broadly speaking, we can consider three alternative approaches to development ethics.2 The growth or gross domestic product (GDP) perspective emphasizes growth in GDP per capita as the means to increase household consumption levels and reduce income poverty. The capabilitiesapproach or human development perspective emphasizes people's abilities to achieve certain... You do not currently have access to this content
Citation · Icon · Normative · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Computer Science · Human Rights and Development · Income, Poverty, and Inequality · Law · Political Philosophy and Ethics
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
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| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |