Absolute Poverty and Global Justice

Contents: The Erfurt Manifesto. Common stance of all contributors Commentary on the Erfurt manifesto. Introduction: justice for the poor a a global paradigm in progress and dispute, Elke Mack. Part 1 Poverty Data Under Scrutiny: Levels and trends in absolute poverty in the world: what we know and what we don't, Stephan Klasen Identifying absolute global poverty in 2005: the measurement question, Michael Ward How world poverty is measured and tracked, Thomas Pogge. Part 2 Christian Ethics on Justice and the Poor: Christian ethics and the challenge of absolute poverty, Clemens Sedmak 'De iustitia in mundo' a global justice in the tradition of the social teaching of the Catholic church, Gerhard Kruip Religions and global justice: reflections from an inter-cultural and inter-religious perspective, Johannes MA ller and Michael Reder. Part 3 Global Theories of Justice and Responsibility: On the concept of global justice, Peter Koller Poverty and responsibility, Stefan Gosepath Absolute poverty and global inequality, Darrel Moellendorf Sufficientarianism: both international and intergenerational?, Lukas Meyer The alleged dichotomy between positive and negative rights and duties, Elizabeth Ashford Complicity in harmful action: contributing to world poverty and duties of care, Barbara Bleisch Transnational political elites and their duties of the common good, Eike Bohlken World poverty and moral free-riding: the obligations of those who profit from global injustice, Norbert Anwander. Part 4 Policies and Actions: Medicines for the world: boosting innovation without obstructing free access, Thomas Pogge Not only ' a simple math equation': business organisations as agents for poverty reduction, Michael Schramm and Judit Seid The role of corporate citizens in fighting poverty: an ordonomic approach to global justice, Ingo Pies and Stefan Hielscher Global justice in the context of worldwide poverty and climate change, Johannes Wallacher. Conclusion: the paradox of poverty research: why is extreme poverty not in focus?, Else Ayen Index

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