Reflections on the right to development / edited by Arjun Sengupta, Archna Negi, Moushumi Basu.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sengupta, Arjun.

Negi, Archna, 1973-

Basu, Moushumi, 1971-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development.

Human rights.

Quality of life.

Physical Description:

366 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; London : Sage Publications, 2005.

Summary:

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 the specific aspects of RTD.

An important contribution that enhances our understanding of RTD and provides the basis for further discussion and research on the subject, this volume will be of considerable interest to researchers in the fields of development studies, human rights, law and social policy.

Contents:

An introduction to RTD

The human rights framework for development : seven approaches / Stephen P. Marks

On the theory and practice of the right to development / Arjun Sengupta

An essay on the human rights approach to development / Siddiqur Rahman Osmani

Right to development : where are we today? / Rajeev Malhotra

Studies in RTD

The right to development in Sri Lanka / Godfrey Gunatilleke

Public action as participatory development : the Kerala experience re-interpreted / K.P. Kannan and N. Vijayamohanan Pillai

Poverty and inequality in India : a re-examination / Angus Deaton and Jean Drèze

The right to development and international economic regimes / Jayati Ghosh

Social choice and RTD

Rights in the social choice theoretic framework : an overview and critical appraisal / Satish K. Jain

The right to development and human rights : a social choice approach to implementation and measurement / Manimay Sengupta.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0761933700

9780761933700

817829513X

9788178295138

OCLC:

60349153

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