International Distributive Justice

In: Political studies, Volume 49, Issue 5, p. 974-997

Abstract

The literature on global justice contains a number of distinct approaches. This article identifies & reviews recent work in four of these commonly found in the literature. First, there is an examination of the cosmopolitan contention that distributive principles apply globally. This is followed by three responses to the cosmopolitanism -- the nationalist emphasis on special duties to co-nationals, the society of states claim that principles of global distributive justice violate the independence of states, & the realist claim that global justice is utopian & that states should advance national interest. 153 References. Adapted from the source document.