M. Rodwan Abouharb

Human Rights and Structural Adjustment (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

'Structural adjustment' has been a central part of the development strategy for the 'third world'. Loans made by the World Bank and the IMF have been conditional on developing countries pursuing rapid economic liberalization programmes as it was believed this would strengthen their economies in the long run. M. Rodwan Abouharb and David Cingranelli argue that, conversely, structural adjustment agreements usually cause increased hardship for the poor, greater civil conflict, and more repression of human rights, therefore resulting in a lower rate of economic development. Greater exposure to structural adjustment has increased the prevalence of anti-government protests, riots and rebellion. It has led to less respect for economic and social rights, physical integrity rights, and worker rights, but more respect for democratic rights. Based on these findings, the authors recommend a human rights-based approach to economic development.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Dezember 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780511460425
• Artikelnr.: 38188734

Autorenporträt

M. Rodwan Abouharb is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Louisiana State University. His research examines human rights and civil and international conflict.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. The Argument: 1. Structural adjustment programs undermine human rights
2. Respect for human rights promotes development
3. Theory
Part II. Estimating the Human Rights Effects of Structural Adjustment: 4. Hypotheses and methods
5. Selection
Part III. Findings: 6. Economic and social rights
7. Civil conflict
8. Torture, murder, disappearance and political imprisonment
9. Worker rights
10. Democracy
Part IV. Conclusion: 11. A rights-based approach to development.