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    It is not the case that Pogge argues global institutions actively harm the poor through structural coercion, creating negative duties that transcend state boundaries.

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    • 1.Many poor countries benefit materially from global trade and institutions, suggesting harm claims oversimplify complex economic relationships.
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    • 2.Pogge conflates structural participation with direct causal responsibility, making nearly all global involvement a source of duties.
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    • 3.Imposing duties based on indirect structural involvement risks paralyzing beneficial international cooperation and institution-building.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.Trade agreements and debt structures disproportionately benefit wealthy nations, extracting resources from poor countries without consent.
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    • 2.International financial institutions impose policy conditions that undermine local governance and worsen poverty in developing economies.
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    • 3.Benefiting from unjust systems creates causal responsibility, even without direct intentional harm to specific individuals.
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