Although many attempts have been made by international organizations like the World Bank and IMF to raise living standards, the dire poverty of billions of peop

Building a World Community: Globalisation and the Common Good

Elaborating on the concepts first introduced in Global Public Goods, this book addresses the long overdue issue of how to adjust the concept of public goods to

Patrick Riordan's timely study analyzes the concept of the common good in light of recent heightened interest in globalization.

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