Human Rights and Structural Adjustment.

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Critique of the effect of World Bank and IMF structural adjustment agreements on developing countries.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Abouharb, M. Rodwan
Other Authors: Cingranelli, David L.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Leiden : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
©2007
Subjects:
Human rights > Developing countries.
Structural adjustment (Economic policy)
Structural adjustment (Economic policy) > Social aspects.
Economic development > Developing countries.
Economic assistance > Developing countries.
Ajustement structurel (Économie)
Ajustement structurel (Économie) > Aspect social.
Economic assistance
Economic development
Human rights
Structural adjustment (Economic policy) > Social aspects
Developing countries
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Tables; Acknowledgments; Part I The argument; 1 Structural adjustment programs undermine human rights; 2 Respect for human rights promotes economic development; 3 Theoretical linkages between structural adjustment and repression; Part II Estimating the human rights effects of structural adjustment; 4 Methods; 5 Determinants of structural adjustment lending; Part III Findings; 6 Economic and social rights; 7 Civil conflict: demonstrations, riots, and rebellion; 8 Torture, murder, disappearance, and political imprisonment.

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