A Philosophical Examination of Social Justice and Child Poverty

Schweiger, Gottfried/ Graf, Gunter

Palgrave Macmillan（2015/06発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 193 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781137559463
• DDC分類 100

Full Description

This book is open access under a CCBY license. This book investigates child poverty from a philosophical perspective. It identifies the injustices of child poverty, relates them to the well-being of children, and discusses who has a moral responsibility to secure social justice for children.

Contents

1. IntroductionChildren - A Capability Approach 2.1. The Currency of Justice 2.2. Selecting Functionings and Capabilities for Children 2.3. Sufficiency and Equality 2.4. Conclusions: Criticizing Injustices 3. The Injustice of Child Poverty 3.1. Concepts and Measures of Child Poverty 3.2. The Ill-Being and Ill-Becoming of Child Poverty: Physical and Mental Health 3.3. The Ill-Being and Ill-Becoming of Child Poverty: Social Inclusion and Education 3.4. The Subjective Experience of Child Poverty 3.5. Conclusions 4. Responsibilities for Children in Poverty 4.1. Attributing Responsibilities to Agents of Justice 4.2. Important Agents of Justice and their Responsibilities 4.3. The Family and the State 4.4. Conclusions 5. Advancing our Approach to Global Justice for Children 5.1 Conclusions 6. References