Global distributive justice and the corporate duty to aid
Journal of Business Ethics · 1993 · Volume 12 · Issue 7
Abstract
This article challenges an argument from Tom Donaldson's recent bookThe Ethics of International Businesswith a claim that distributive justice, deemed in many circles to impose a duty of mutual aid on individuals and nations, establishes a basis for holding multinational corporations to such a duty as well. The root idea I advocate is that Rawls' theory of justice can be deployed — beyond its original intent yet in line with its spirit — to underwrite aprima facieobligation of international business to render aid to ameliorate suffering on behalf of the inhabitants of developing countries in which they operate.
Keywords
Economic Growth, International Business, Distributive Justice, Multinational Corporation, Original Intent
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