Development and Human Rights - Rhetoric and Reality in India

Informationen zum Autor Joel E. Oestreich is Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the International Area Studies Program at Drexel University. He is the author of Power and Principle: Human Rights Programming in International Organizations. Klappentext Development and Human Rights presents the first book-length study examining the promotion of human rights through development assistance in a single country. It shows how rights promotion changes UN development assistance, and the political implications of these changes. It focuses on UNICEF, the World Bank, the UN Development Programme, and other agencies. Zusammenfassung Development and Human Rights presents the first book-length study examining the promotion of human rights through development assistance in a single country. It shows how rights promotion changes UN development assistance, and the political implications of these changes. It focuses on UNICEF, the World Bank, the UN Development Programme, and other agencies. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Human Rights, Politics, and Development Chapter 2: Development and Human Rights in India Chapter 3: The United Nations Development Programme Chapter 4: The United Nations Children's Fund Chapter 5: Other UN Agencies Involved in RBA Chapter 6: Strategies and Outcomes of Rights-Based Approaches Chapter 7: Conclusion: New Ways of Pursuing Human Rights Promotion Notes Index

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• Authors: Joel E Oestreich, Joel E. Oestreich, Joel E. (Associate Professor of Politic Oestreich, Joel E. (Professor of Political Science Oestreich, Oestreich Joel E.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2017
• EAN: 9780190637347
• ISBN: 978-0-19-063734-7
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Social Theory, Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Social Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries, India, Human rights, civil rights, Development Studies, United Nations & Un Agencies, human; rights, International institutions / intergovernmental organizations