The globally advantaged use their superior position to influence the rules that govern international institutions – such as trade practices – which can facilitate further opportunities for increased advantage.
The globally advantaged can threaten the abilities of others in distant lands to lead decent lives. (Pogge 2008.)
Does this ring true of any globally advantaged nations you might think of? Issues of justice and inequality will be debated in block 4 of my distance learning course. The human rights of people around the world should concern all of us. John Rawls’ book The Law of Peoples is a seminal work in this area.
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