Fulfilling Social and Economic Rights

Fulfilling Social and Economic Rights

Fulfilling Social and Economic Rights

Fulfilling Social and Economic Rights

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Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780190226695
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 01/02/2015
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 288
File size: 8 MB

About the Author

Sakiko Fukuda-Parr is Professor of International Affairs at The New School. Terra Lawson-Remer is Fellow in Global Economy and Development at the Brookings Institution and Legal Director at Avaaz. Susan Randolph is Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Connecticut.

Table of Contents

List of Boxes List of Tables List of Figures Acknowledgements Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Measuring Social and Economic Rights: the SERF Index Approach Chapter 3: Constructing the SERF Index: Progressive Realization and Aggregation Chapter 4: Constructing the SERF Index: From Rights Enjoyment to Indicators Chapter 5: A Global Picture of Social and Economic Rights Fulfillment Chapter 6: What Matters for Strong Performance? Chapter 7: Responding to Critics: Trade-Offs, Policy Choices, Historical Chapter 8: Conclusions Notes Bibliography About the Authors Index
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