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Critical issues in human rights and development
Title
Critical issues in human rights and development / edited by Stephen Marks, Balakrishnan Rajagopal.
ISBN
9781781005965
1781005966
9781781005972
Publication
Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar Publishing, [2021]
Copyright Notice Date
©2021.
Physical Description
xvi, 436 pages ; 24 cm.
Summary
"This collection addresses human rights and development for researchers, policymakers and activists at a time of major challenges. 'Critical issues' in the title signifies both the urgency of the issues and the need for critical rethinking. After exploring the overarching issues of development and economic theory, gender, climate change and disability, the book focuses on issues of technology and trade, education and information, water and sanitation, and work, health, housing and food."-- Publisher's website.
Other formats
Online version: Critical issues in human rights and development. Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2021
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 05, 2023
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
List of contributors
Acknowledgements
General introduction and overview to Critical issues in human rights and development
Part I The intersecting paradigms of human rights and development
1. Development theories, old and new and their implications for human rights / Balakrishnan Rajagopal
2. Economics and human rights perspectives on development : tensions and compatibilities / Stephen P. Marks and Ajay Mohal
3. Gender in development / Celestine Nyamu Musembi
4. Climate change, development and human rights / Stephen Humphreys
5. A human rights perspective on disability-inclusive development / Michael Ashley Stein and Janet E. Lord
Part II Critical social issues of development from a human rights perspective
6. Transfer of technology and access to scientific knowledge and applications / Calestous Juma
7. Education rights as part of rights-based development / David Archer
8. Water and sanitation / Sharmila L. Murthy
9. Health priorities for sustainable development / Lisa E. Sachs and Jeffrey D. Sachs
10. The human right to adequate housing and land : guaranteeing the dignity to dwell / Miloon Kothari
11. Food and nutrition / Deborah Hines
12. Right to information / Aruna Roy and Suchi Pande
13. Work and conditions of work / Gerry Rodgers
Part III Operationalizing human rights in development
14. Trade, development and human rights / Gillian Moon
15. Accountability and human rights / Varun Gauri
16. The past and future of the right to development / Stephen P. Marks and Rajeev Malhorta
17. Human rights indicators in development : definitions, relevance and current trends / Siobhán McInerney-Lankford and Hans-Otto Sano
18. Human rights and the 2030 development agenda / Paul Nelson
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