Cover image for Poverty and Human Rights : Sen's 'Capability Perspective' Explored.
Poverty and Human Rights : Sen's 'Capability Perspective' Explored.
Title:
Poverty and Human Rights : Sen's 'Capability Perspective' Explored.
Author:
Vizard, Polly.
ISBN:
9780191515224
Personal Author:
Physical Description:
1 online resource (286 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- 1. Introduction and Overview: Poverty, Human Rights, and Sen's 'Capability Approach' -- 2. Is Poverty Relevant to the Characterization of Fundamental Freedoms and Human Rights? The Broader Debates in Ethics and Political Theory -- 3. Poverty and Human Rights: Sen's Contributions in Ethics -- 4. Poverty and Human Rights: Sen's Contributions in Economics -- 5. Poverty and Human Rights: The International Legal Framework -- 6. Freedom from Poverty as a Basic Human Right: Formal Analysis Using Deontic Logic -- 7. Conclusion: Towards a 'Working Model' of International Accountability and Responsibility in the Field of Global Poverty and Human Rights -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.
Abstract:
This book provides a major new cross-disciplinary framework for thinking about poverty and human rights. Drawing on the fields of ethics, economics, and international law, Vizard demonstrates how the work of Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen has expanded and deepened human rights discourse across traditional disciplinary divides.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
Electronic Access:
Click to View
Holds: Copies: