Exam 10: Social and Economic Justice

Martin Wolf attacks the notion that globalization has widened wealth and income gaps as well as fueled decreases in human welfare. Highlight the propositions he refutes throughout the paper. Do you agree with the way he presents his evidence Additionally, even if globalization has decreased global poverty as Martin Wolf has suggested, what additional problems do you potentially see with the current strategy of ever increasing economic development in the developing world

Much of Pogge's argument in "Priorities of Global Justice" rests on the responsibility we in the developed world bear for the current condition of the world's poor. However, Wolf, in "Why Globalization Works," contends that the development of the west has had enormous benefits for the world's poor. Defend one of the authors' analyses against the other. What, if any, implications does your position have on the foundation of Pogge's duty to eradicate global poverty.If your position seems to undermine Pogge's duty is there an alternative justification for his position

In the case "Coca-Cola: The Entrepreneur Development Program- South Africa", Coca-Cola is offering a an example of a corporation reducing poverty with no clear financial benefit to the corporation.

Moriarty might cite CEO compensation in nonprofit organizations along with that of university presidents to refute arguments in favor of current levels of CEO pay in U.S. corporations.

In regards to human welfare, Martin Wolf asserts that in all but Sub- Saharan Africa, life expectancy, infant mortality rates, adult literacy, and fertility rates have improved across the globe.

In "The Entitlement Theory" according to John Locke's "principle of justice in acquisition", making a public claim on an un-owned object makes it one's own.

Assess the four background institutions described by Rawls in "An Egalitarian Theory of Justice". How does each differ from and "solve" problems of modern managerial capitalism, according to John Rawls