Aid, Famine, and Obligations to Others

  • D Knapp van Bogaert Medical University of Southern Africa
  • G A Ogunbanjo Medical University of Southern Africa

Abstract

Do rich nations have any moral obligations to poor ones in the presence of hunger or famine? Some ethicists argue that rich nations have no obligation to aid poor nations. In the long term, they claim aiding poor nations will produce more suffering than it alleviates but others disagree. In this article, overview both sides of the problem.

Author Biographies

D Knapp van Bogaert, Medical University of Southern Africa
Part time senior lecturer
G A Ogunbanjo, Medical University of Southern Africa
Department of Family Medicine & Primary Health Care
Issue
Vol 45 No 7 (2003)
Section
Review Articles
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