When Pogge's institutional cosmopolitanism frames global poverty as a rights-violation remediable through reformed Western-led institutions, it reproduces colonial assumptions about who holds corrective power.

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Colonial assumptions(as the problematic attitudes the statement claims are being reproduced): Unexamined beliefs or patterns of thinking that trace back to colonialism—the historical practice of wealthy Western countries conquering and controlling other territories and peoples.
Corrective power(as what the statement critiques—who gets to decide they can 'fix' global poverty): The ability and authority to fix problems and make things right, especially by setting rules or taking action that affects others.
Institutional cosmopolitanism(as Pogge's main philosophical approach): A theory arguing that global poverty and inequality are caused by unfair international institutions (like trade systems and governments), and that fixing these institutions is the way to solve poverty and protect everyone's rights.
Pogge(as a referenced philosopher): Thomas Pogge is a contemporary philosopher who argues that wealthy nations have special duties to help poorer countries, especially regarding global poverty and justice.

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