Poverty : a philosophical approach /

Poverty : a philosophical approach /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Dieterlen, Paulette, 1947- author.
Imprint:	Amsterdam ; New York, NY : Rodopi, [2005] ©2015
Description:	1 online resource (176 pages).
Language:	English
Series:	Rodopi philosophical studies ; 6 Rodopi philosophical studies ; 6.
Subject:	Poverty. Equality. Poor -- Mexico. Poverty -- Mexico. Economic history. Equality. Poor. Poverty. Social policy. Mexico -- Economic conditions -- 1994- Mexico -- Social policy. Mexico. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11147999

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Other authors / contributors:	Miro Quesada, Francisco, editor. Sosa, Ernest, editor.
ISBN:	1423791053 9781423791058 9789401202848 9401202842 9789042019751 9042019751
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-176). Print version record.
Summary:	In Poverty: a philosophical approach, the author studies various philosophical issues concerning poverty in the Program for Education, Health and Food (PROGRESA) that was in effect in Mexico, from 1997 to 2002, and shows how theoretical discussion is necessary to clarify some ideas concerning the application of a social policy. Poverty is one of the main problems concerning economics, political philosophy, and ethics. It is an ethical problem because of its relationship with self-esteem. Since poverty is intimately related to social policies, the philosophy of poverty must consider the distrib.
Other form:	Print version: Dieterlen, Paulette, 1947- Poverty. Amsterdam ; New York, NY : Rodopi, 2005 9042019751

Table of Contents:

Foreword; Introduction; I. Two Concepts of Poverty; II. Criteria of Distribution; III. The Rights of the Poor and Our Obligations Toward Them; IV. Utility and Norms in the Study of Poverty; V. Equality; Conclusions; References.