Multiple Choice Quiz

According to Shue, wealthy industrialized countries should contribute __________ to the costs of environmental protection.

nothing.

less than developing countries.

the same as developing countries.

more than developing countries.

According to Shue, what lawyers and diplomats call equity is close to what is ordinary people mean by:

equality.

fairness.

morality.

dignity.

According to the first principle of equity, those who have had costs unfairly imposed on them by others have:

the right to sue the offending party.

had their legal rights violated by the offending party.

the entitlement to demand that the offending party bear the burden of redressing these costs.

all of the above.

The second principle of equity states that when several parties are engaged in a common project:

everyone should contribute equally.

those with the most resources should contribute most.

everyone should contribute voluntarily.

contributions should be based on need.

According to Shue, some people object to progressive payment rates on the alleged grounds that they:

create disincentive effects.

are unfair.

are inegalitarian.

all of the above.

As Shue uses the term, "radical inequality" refers to conditions between parties in which:

there are enough total resources for all parties to have more than enough to live decently.

some parties have more than enough to live decently and some have much more than enough.

some parties have less than enough to live decently.

all of the above.

According to Shue, the main beneficiaries of the third principle of equity are:

developing economies.

multinational corporations

children.

all of the above.

According to Shue, the reasons for the second and third principles of equity are fundamentally the same, namely:

to eliminate an existing inequality.

to prevent an existing inequality from becoming worse.

to ensure complete egalitarianism for all.

all of the above.

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