2007
DOI: 10.2471/blt.06.037242
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Foreign policy matters: a normative view of the G8 and population health

Abstract: The Group of Eight (G8) countries occupy a dominant position in the international economic and political order. Given what is known about influences on the social determinants of health in an interconnected world, the G8 are a logical starting point for any enquiry into the relations between foreign policy and health.We first make five arguments for adopting an explicitly normative, equity-oriented perspective on the performance of G8 policy in areas related to population health. We then examine G8 performance… Show more

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“…Labonté and Schrecker propose targeting the G8 and G20 countries to live up to their commitments to protect health and well-being. 109 Harmon (among others) argues that the WHO needs to fulfill its advocacy responsibilities, 110 , 41 and several papers mention the United Nations (UN) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) as targets of advocacy and potential advocates for health equity. 103 , 111 , 112 Lenders and donors, who wield huge economic influence are infrequently mentioned, although they undoubtedly are important.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Labonté and Schrecker propose targeting the G8 and G20 countries to live up to their commitments to protect health and well-being. 109 Harmon (among others) argues that the WHO needs to fulfill its advocacy responsibilities, 110 , 41 and several papers mention the United Nations (UN) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) as targets of advocacy and potential advocates for health equity. 103 , 111 , 112 Lenders and donors, who wield huge economic influence are infrequently mentioned, although they undoubtedly are important.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Countries interact and engage with the world in alignment with their foreign policy, which is motivated by different intentions [8,9]. The following section identifies and describes a typology of ethical approaches to health-based foreign policy to better situate and understand the scope and site of a cosmopolitan ethics (See Table 1).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Caney returns to topic taken up by Abizadeh and Gilabert above by suggesting that the state has the responsibility and the capacity to serve the special duties to citizens as well as the general duty to global persons. The idea that the state itself can further cosmopolitan objectives aligns with contemporary understanding of foreign policy for health that recognizes that, far from being obsolete, states have an important role in fostering global health through foreign policy [8,37,38]. …”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%