Collective Responsibility for Severe Poverty

Brooks, Thom

Abstract

Thomas Pogge has argued powerfully for the view that states which are responsible for severe poverty collectively share this responsibility. I claim that this rough equality of collective responsibility is not compelling. Relevant states may share collective responsibility for severe poverty, but some states possess much more responsibility than others. It may prove difficulty determining precisely how much more or less responsible some states are than others. Nonetheless, Pogge’s account should be revised to recognize more clearly the inequality of contribution that relevant states have towards collective responsibility for severe poverty.

Citation

Brooks, T. (2020). Collective Responsibility for Severe Poverty. Global Policy, 11(4), 486-491. https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-5899.12825

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Apr 9, 2020
• Online Publication Date: May 13, 2020
• Publication Date: Sep 1, 2020
• Deposit Date: Apr 9, 2020
• Publicly Available Date: May 13, 2022
• Journal: Global Policy
• Print ISSN: 1758-5880
• Electronic ISSN: 1758-5899
• Publisher: Durham University
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 11
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 486-491
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-5899.12825
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1273583