TY - BOOK AU - Smits, Katherine TI - Applying political theory: issues and debates SN - 9780230555082 U1 - 320 PY - 2009/// CY - Great Britian PB - Palgrave Macmillan N1 - Introduction -- How should resources be distributed? Taxation, welfare and redistribution -- Are minority cultures entitled to recognition and rights? -- Is affirmative action fair? -- Should prostitution and pornography be legal? -- Should same-sex marriage be legal? -- Should the state prohibit abortion and euthanasia? -- Shoulc offensive speech be regulated? -- Should civil liberties be restricted in responding to the threat of terrorism? -- Should rich countries give more foreign aid? -- Can military intervention in other countries be justified on Humanitarian grounds? -- Should the natural environment be protected for future generations? ER -