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Routledge Handbook of Development Ethics The Routledge Handbook of Development Ethics provides readers with insight into the central questions of development ethics, the main approaches to answering them, and areas for future research. Over the past seventy years, it has been argued and increasingly accepted that worthwhile development cannot be reduced to economic growth. Rather, a number of other goals must be realised: • Enhancement of people’s well-being • Equitable sharing in benefits of development • Empowerment to participate freely in development • Environmental sustainability • Promotion of human rights • Promotion of cultural freedom, consistent with human rights • Responsible conduct, including integrity over corruption Agreement that these are essential goals has also been accompanied by disagreements about how to conceptualize or apply them in different cases or contexts. Using these seven goals as an organizing principle, this Handbook presents different approaches to achieving each one, drawing on academic literature, policy documents and practitioner experience. This international and multidisciplinary Handbook will be of great interest to development policymakers and program workers, and students and scholars in development studies, public policy, international studies, applied ethics and other related disciplines. Jay Drydyk is Professor of Philosophy at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. He is Past President of the International Development Ethics Association and a Fellow of the Human Development and Capability Association. Lori Keleher is Associate Professor of Philosophy at New Mexico State University, USA. She serves on the board of the International Development Ethics Association, as well as on the Executive Council and as a Fellow for the Human Development and Capability Association. “Jay Drydyk and Lori Keleher have done a stellar job in bringing leading scholars in development ethics together for this Handbook of Development Ethics. The chapters in this handbook make it clear that development is not just about economic growth, but in the first place about wellbeing, justice, empowerment, the environment, human rights, cultural freedoms, and taking responsibilities. This handbook will become an essential resource for any student or teacher of development ethics. And it should be interesting for anyone who wants to think systematically about what matters when moving towards a better world for all.” Ingrid Robeyns, Chair in Ethics of Institutions, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Utrecht University, Netherlands “The three quarters of a century after the second world war has seen dramatic improvements, on average, in life expectancy, educational achievements, and income in parts of the world where these were lowest. The ‘on average’ qualification is of course important—some have benefited much more than others, and significant numbers have been immiserized. What are the basic ethical principles according to which one would assess the gains for some against the losses for others in health, education and income? Are these the only dimensions along which changes are to be measured and assessed? And in any case, can such consequentialist perspectives capture the essence of ethical dilemmas in development? These questions do not make for easy answers, and there is lively debate among scholars on development ethics, animated by ground level political expressions, sometimes violent, of huge discontent among those ‘being developed’. This excellent volume brings together leading analysts to chart the terrain and lay the foundations for further systematic debate and exploration. It will become a go-to reference for those working on normative assessment of the development process.” Ravi Kanbur, T.H. Lee Professor of World Affairs, International Professor of Applied Economics and Management, and Professor of Economics at Cornell University, USA “This book is an extraordinary conversation among diverse ethical values that in the process revises each one of them. Like in a symphony, where the color and sound of an instrument is perceived differently when joined by others, the seven values organizing this handbook interact as living creatures. The orchestra is in place; and it is worth listening to it like a unified piece. It is much more than a handbook.” Javier M. Iguiniz-Echeverria, Professor Emeritus, Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, Executive Secretary of the National Accord of Peru, President of the Institute for Human Development in Latin America Routledge Handbook of Development Ethics Edited by Jay Drydyk and Lori Keleher First published 2019 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN and by Routledge 711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 2019 selection and editorial matter, Jay Drydyk and Lori Keleher; individual chapters, the contributors The right of Jay Drydyk and Lori Keleher to be identified as the authors of the editorial material, and of the authors for their individual chapters, has been asserted in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Drydyk, Jay, editor. | Keleher, Lori, editor. Title: Routledge handbook of development ethics / edited by Jay Drydyk and Lori Keleher. Other titles: Handbook of development ethics Description: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2018. | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2018009994 (print) | LCCN 2018025386 (ebook) | ISBN 9781315626796 (eBook) | ISBN 9781138647909 (hardback) Subjects: LCSH: Economic development—Moral and ethical aspects. | Economic development—Social aspects. | Social ethics. | Human rights. Classification: LCC HD75 (ebook) | LCC HD75 .R679 2018 (print) | DDC 174/.4—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018009994 ISBN: 978-1-138-64790-9 (hbk) ISBN: 978-1-315-62679-6 (ebk) Typeset in Bembo by Apex CoVantage, LLC Contents List of figures and tables ix Notes on contributors x Acknowledgements xviii 1 Introduction 1 Jay Drydyk and Lori Keleher PART I Contexts 15 2 Global ethics 17 Nigel Dower 3 Integral human development 29 Lori Keleher 4 Post-development 35 Mitu Sengupta 5 Epistemology 41 Anna Malavisi PART II Well-being 53 6 Well-being 55 Rebecca Gutwald 7 The capability approach 68 Oscar Garza-Vázquez and Séverine Deneulin v Contents 8 Happiness 84 Milena Nikolova 9 Adaptive preferences 93 Serene J. Khader PART III Social and global justice 101 10 Social and global justice 103 Julian Culp 11 Gender 116 Christine M. Koggel 12 Indigenous peoples 134 Krushil Watene and Roger Merino 13 Horizontal inequalities 148 Frances Stewart 14 Children 156 Flavio Comim 15 Health 162 Sridhar Venkatapuram PART IV Empowerment and agency 169 16 Empowerment 171 Karie Cross Riddle 17 Agency 183 Matthew R. G. Regan 18 Education 188 Alejandra Boni and Merridy Wilson-Strydom 19 Displacement 200 Asmita Kabra and Jay Drydyk vi Contents PART V Environmental sustainability 207 20 Sustainability and climate change 209 Andrew Crabtree 21 Food production 226 Paul B. Thompson 22 Buen vivir and the rights of nature 234 Johannes M. Waldmueller and Laura Rodríguez PART VI Human rights 249 23 Human rights 251 Polly Vizard 24 The right to development 266 Stephen P. Marks 25 Security 281 Stephen L. Esquith PART VII Cultural freedom 297 26 Cultural freedom 299 Stacy J. Kosko 27 LGBTI people 310 Yuvraj Joshi 28 Religion 320 Katherine Marshall PART VIII Responsibility 331 29 International responsibilities 333 Julian Culp vii Contents 30 Development practitioners 346 Chloe Schwenke 31 Corruption 353 Sirkku K. Hellsten PART IX Regional perspectives 367 32 Latin America 369 Mario Solís 33 South Asia 376 Shashi Motilal and Prakriti Prajapati 34 East Asia 382 Benedict S. B. Chan 35 Middle East and North Africa 387 Alain Piveteau and Eric Rougier 36 French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa 394 Jérôme Ballet, Kouamékan J. M. Koffi, and Alice Kouadio 37 Sub-Saharan Africa 401 Byaruhanga Rukooko Archangel 38 Europe 407 Louise Haagh 39 USA and Canada 416 Eric Palmer Index 424 viii Figures and tables Figures 20.1 Planetary boundaries, second version 212 20.2 The evaluative space of the capability approach 215 Tables 18.1 Development paradigms and their links to education 193 18.2 Capability dimensions for university access and success 197 ix
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