Ethical case and economic feasibility of global transfers

Milanovic, Branko (2007): Ethical case and economic feasibility of global transfers.

Abstract

Almost all social transfers are conducted within nations. Is there a case for cross border transfers? What could be the grounds for such transfers from the globally rich to globally poor people? The paper explores three possible grounds: compensation for the past wrongs; economic and political interdependence today; and the application of a Rawlsian difference principle at a global scale. The paper ends by arguing that global non-governmental institutions are likely to play a key advocacy role.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Institution: World Bank
• Language: English
• Keywords: global distributive justice; global inequality
• Subjects: I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I3 - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty > I31 - General Welfare, Well-Being

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