The Global Justice Case for Economic Growth by High-Income Countries

Abstract In the literature on global justice, the issue of economic growth in developed countries has received only scant attention. Where addressed, it is widely presumed to be either detrimental or irrelevant from the perspective of the world’s poor. This contribution aims to challenge this disregard by arguing that affluent countries have a duty of global justice to pursue economic growth deriving from their widely recognised obligation to eradicate global poverty.