Reflections on the Right to Development
Contributors: Negi, Archna; Basu, Moushumi
Publisher: SAGE India
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New Delhi
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]
Number of pages: 367
ISBN-13: 9788132102144
Subjects: Human rights; Economic development; Quality of life
Description: The Right to Development (RTD) is a new and highly contested right. Its emergence is linked to the demand for a |new international economic order' by developing countries. Composite in nature and integrating civil and political rights with economic, social and cultural rights, the RTD approach underscores participation, a fair sharing of benefits, transparency and non-discrimination. The present volume explores the theoretical and practical aspects of RTD as an alternative to existing approaches to development. It brings together the reflections and insights of some of the finest scholars on t.
Notes: Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Overview; The Human Rights Framework for Development: Seven Approaches; On the Theory and Practice of the Right to Development; An Essay on the Human Rights Approach to Development; Right to Development: Where Are We Today?; The Right to Development in Sri Lanka; Public Action as Participatory Development: The Kerala Experience Re-interpreted; Poverty and Inequality in India: A Re-examination; The Right to Development and International Economic Regimes; Rights in the Social Choice Theoretic Framework: An Overview and Critical Appraisal.; title: The Right to Development and Human Rights: A Social Choice Approach to Implementation and MeasurementAbout the Editors and Contributors; Index.