Human rights and development in the new millennium
Subtitle: towards a theory of change
By: edited by Paul Gready and Wouter Vandenhole
Contributors: Vandenhole, Wouter
Publisher: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
Published: 2013
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781136017605
Subjects: Human rights; Economic development; Social aspects; Human Rights; Droits de l'homme (Droit international); POLITICAL SCIENCE; Political Freedom & Security; Civil Rights
Description: In recent years human rights have assumed a central position in the discourse surrounding international development, while human rights agencies have begun to more systematically address economic and social rights. This edited volume brings together distinguished scholars to explore the merging of human rights and development agendas at local, national and international levels. They examine how this merging affects organisational change, operational change and the role of relevant actors in bringing about change. With a focus on practice and policy rather than pure theory, the volume also a.
Table of contents: title: Part 1. Approaches; title: part 2. Organisational contexts; title: part 3. Country contexts.