(1) Explain and evaluate* one important ethically significant claim by Philip Pettit about the role of government(s) in relation to creation or regulation of business aspects of markets. Be sure to explain and support (with reasoning and/or evidence) your own ethical judgment about the issue you discuss. ** (About 400 words total answer).

(2) Explain and evaluate* one important ethically significant claim (about "the environment") in the Brundtland Report, about business aspects of "sustainable development". Be sure to explain and support (with reasoning and/or evidence) your own ethical judgment about the issue you discuss. ** (About 400 words total answer).

(3) Explain and evaluate* one important ethically significant claim by Amartya Sen (in Development as Freedom, 1999) about the role of "democracy" in business aspects of development (development conceived as the advance of freedoms or capabilities). Be sure to explain and support (with reasoning and/or evidence) your own ethical judgment about the issue you discuss. ** (About 400 words total answer).

(4) Explain and evaluate* one important ethically significant claim by Amartya Sen (in his New Republic article, 2014) about the role of energy and environmental problems in relation to business aspects of development. Be sure to explain and support (with reasoning and/or evidence) your own ethical judgment about the issue you discuss. ** (About 400 words total answer).

(5) Explain and evaluate* one important ethically significant claim by Peter Singer (One World Now, 2016) about the role of globalization in relation to business aspects of development, addressing the issue of climate change. Be sure to explain and support (with reasoning and/or evidence) your own ethical judgment about the issue you discuss. ** (About 400 words total answer).

*To "evaluate" a claim is (roughly) to state whether it is true or false (or reasonable or unreasonable) and to support your statement with reasoning and/or evidence.

** Explain and support your ethical views, when you express them, IN PART by reference to your own specifically relevant individual experience, explicitly taking into account the advantages and limits of your specific range of direct experiences, and your access to varied information sources, as well as your access (or lack of access) to a sufficient range of ethical stances. Do (IN PART) "personalize" your answer by reflecting about your own capabilities to address the ethical questions. But also aim to support your ethical views with reasoning and/or evidence that should count with other reasonable persons, beyond yourself.