Human rights and structural adjustment
By: M. Rodwan Abouharb and David Cingranelli.
Contributors: Cingranelli, David L.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9780521859332; 9780521676717
Subjects: Human rights -- Developing countries.; Structural adjustment (Economic policy); Structural adjustment (Economic policy) -- Social aspects.; Economic assistance -- Developing countries.; Developing countries -- Economic policy.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 240-267) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: pt. I. The argument. 1. Structural adjustment programs undermine human rights; title: 2. Respect for human rights promotes development; title: 3. Theoretical linkages between structural adjustment and repression; title: pt. II. Estimating the human rights effects of structural adjustment. 4. Methods; title: 5. Determinants of structural adjustment lending; title: pt. III. Findings. 6. Economic and social rights; title: 7. Civil conflict : demonstrations, riots, and rebellion; title: 8. Torture, murder, disappearance and political imprisonment; title: 9. Worker rights; title: 10. Democracy; title: pt. IV. Conclusion. 11. A rights-based approach to development.