On Rawls, Development and Global Justice

Huw Lloyd Williams is Lecturer in Philosophy at Cardiff University, UK. His primary research interests span the fields of political philosophy, international political theory. His focus is on the history of ideas is egalitarian thought, particularly the philosophy of John Rawls.

• Introduction PART I The Cosmopolitan Critique Elucidating the 'Libertarian' Law of Peoples A Duty with No Obligations? PART II Considering the Capability Perspective Conceptualizing State Capability: The Freedom of Peoples Actualising State Capability PART III A Duty in Equilibrium Creeping Cosmopolitanism? Conclusions

"Williams' account is well informed, well written and well structured ... this is an important book whose reach goes beyond strict Rawls scholarship" - Political Studies Review: 2013, Vol 11, 228-310