Economics Versus Human Rights

Informationen zum Autor Manuel Couret Branco is Associate Professor at the University of Évora in Portugal. Klappentext Human rights and economics are the concepts that have contributed the most to free human kind! the former from fear and the latter from need. This book shows how mainstream economics discourse is intrinsically opposed to the promotion of human rights! especially economic! social and cultural rights. Zusammenfassung In this book, Manuel Branco demonstrates that economics is intrinsically opposed to the promotion of human rights, in other words it is uncovering economic interests behind the persistent denial of human rights, especially economic, social and cultural rights. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction, Chapter 1: Economics and Human Rights Lost in Translation, Chapter 2: Economics Versus the Right to Work, Chapter 3: Economics Versus the Provision of Goods and Services as Human Rights, Chapter 4: Economics Versus Cultural Freedom, Chaper 5: Economics Versus Democracy, Chapter 6: Globalization Versus Democracy, Conclusion: Economics for Human Rights.

Product details

• Authors: Manuel Branco, Manuel Couret Branco, Manuel Couret (University of Evora Branco, BRANCO MANUEL, Branco Manuel Couret
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.11.2008
• EAN: 9780415470179
• ISBN: 978-0-415-47017-9
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy; Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business; Business & Economics / General, Human Rights, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Political Economy, Jurisprudence & general issues, Human rights, civil rights, Public international law: human rights, International human rights law, Jurisprudence and general issues