National responsibility and global justice

Introduction -- Cosmopolitanism -- Global egalitarianism -- Two concepts of responsibility -- National responsibility -- Inheriting responsibilities -- Human rights : setting the global minimum -- Immigration and territorial rights -- Responsibilities to the world's poor -- Conclusion

Oxford Political Theory presents the best new work in contemporary political theory. It is intended to be broad in scope, including original contributions to political philosophy, and also work in applied political theory. The series will contain works of outstanding quality with no restriction as to approach or subject matter.Series Editors: Will Kymlicka, David Miller, and Alan Ryan. This book presents a non-cosmopolitan theory of global justice. In contrast to theories that seek to extend principles of social justice, such as equality of opportunity or resources, to the world as a whole, it