Encyclopedia of Global Justice

The theme of the Encyclopedia of Global Justice can be summed up in the words of a Scottish folksong: “The world's ill‐divided”, and the book attempts to assess the many ethical and practical consequences of this markedly unequal division of the world's resources. It thus encompasses aspects of philosophy, politics, economics, international relations and environmental studies, in about 500 articles of between 300 and 5,000 words covering general concepts, theories, policies, persons and institutions relevant to these matters. In all, 250 scholars (mostly philosophers at US or European universities) are involved as editors or contributors.

With such a wide variety...