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Are Richer Nations Morally Obliged to Assist Poorer Nations in their Development Efforts This paper looks at whether or not richer states are morally obliged to assist poorer states in their efforts at economic development. Using Rawls's distributive justice model as the backbone of the paper, it is concluded that such an obligation does exist in practice, though there is no underlying compulsion for states to assist others other than in their own self interest. The study concludes by arguing that the more important question may actually be what rich states can actually do to ameliorate inequality. In the end, it seems that good intentions and deeds may not be enough to overcome the natural laws of inequality. 11 pgs. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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