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Rethinking economic policy for social justice : the radical potential of human rights /

Balakrishnan, Radhika

Rethinking economic policy for social justice : the radical potential of human rights / Radhika Balakrishnan, James Heintz and Diane Elson. - xiv, 151 p. ; 24 cm - Economics as social theory ; 45 .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. The Radical Potential of Human Rights; 2. The Human Rights Framework and Economic Policy; 3. What Does Inequality Have to Do With Human Rights?; 4. A Human Rights Approach to Government Spending and Taxation; 5. Mobilizing Resources to Realize Rights: Debt, Aid, and Monetary Policy; 6. Financialization, Credit Markets, and Human Rights; 7. Extraterritorial Obligations, Human Rights and Economic Governance; 8. Economic Crises and Human Rights; 9. Conclusion

9781138829152

2015040283


Human rights--Economic aspects.
Social justice--Economic aspects.
Economics--Sociological aspects.

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