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Power, suffering, and the struggle for dignity : human rights frameworks for health and why they matter /

Directed at a diverse audience of students, legal and public health practitioners, and anyone interested in understanding what human rights-based approaches (HRBAs) to health and development mean and why they matter, Power, Suffering, and the Struggle for Dignity provides a solid foundation for comp...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Yamin, Alicia Ely (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2016]
Collection:Pennsylvania studies in human rights.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Introduction : how do we understand suffering?
  • Dignity and suffering : why human rights matter
  • The powerlessness of extreme poverty : human rights and social justice
  • Redefining health : challenging power relations
  • Health systems as "core social institutions"
  • Beyond charity : the central importance of accountability
  • Power and participation
  • Shades of dignity : equality and nondiscrimination
  • Our place in the world : obligations beyond borders
  • Conclusion : another world is possible.