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Poverty and human rights : Sen's 'capability perspective' explored /

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 tradition...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Vizard, Polly
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Colección:OUP E-Books.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.