‘Putting it simply, geographers interested in justice focus on who gets what, who misses out and where all this occurs’ (Bauder (2006) PHG 30). These are questions that can be asked on global, national, regional, and local scales. ‘Social justice requires the removal of the obstacles that inhibit individuals and groups from developing their potential…contrary to the orthodox view, increasing social equality improves economic efficiency’ (Kitson et al. (2000) Camb. J. Econ. 24, 4). Also of interest to geographers is the way in which moral systems vary spatially; ‘humans seek not only to improve technical means but also to use these means to reflect upon, regulate, and place value on their own conduct’ (Collier and Ong (2003) Current Anthrop. 44, 3).