Fulfilling Social and Economic Rights

ISBN-13: 9780199735501 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 296 str.

Sakiko Fukuda-Parr; Terra Lawson-Remer; Susan Randolph

Opis

One of the most ambitious legacies of the 20th century was the universal commitment to ensure freedom from want as a human right. But to what extent are countries across the world living up to this commitment? This path breaking book develops an innovative, evidence-based index for comparing performance on education, food, health, work and housing across very differently situated countries and over time. It explores the factors influencing performance and provides empirical evidence to resolve some long standing controversies over the principle of "progressive realization." By defying the boundaries of traditional research disciplines, this work fundamentally advances our knowledge about the status of and factors promoting social and economic rights fulfillment at the dawn of the 21st century.

Recenzje

Fulfilling Social and Economic Rights is an exhilarating and extremely valuable addition to the literature on human development. Empirically grounded and theoretically sophisticated, it will provoke lively debate and advance the cause of global justice.

O autorze

Sakiko Fukuda-Parr is Professor of International Affairs at The New School. Terra Lawson-Remer is Assistant Professor of International Affairs and Economics at The New School. Susan Randolph is Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Connecticut.