Just a quick thought on Pogge's approach:
Much of Pogge's account centers around creating a plan that is both "politically feasible and realistic" (2). Thus, his full-pull idea is one that fits within the competitive-market solution. Although I agree that this is the most realistic way to go about implementing a public good strategy (one that creates open access and alternative incentives), but I do wonder whether he should consider potential institutional problems associated with a free/competitive market. He notes the importance of regulation, going so far as to say "the root of the evil lies not in how corporations do business, but in how we regulate and incentivize them" (28).
Although regulation plays a part in effectively implementing his proposal, Pogge could have considered whether a greater structural change may be needed in our current international economy. Solving problems by working within the system is generally the most effective strategy, yet from a philosophical standpoint, we can ask whether the system itself ought to be maintained.
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