Human Rights and Structural Adjustment

Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-0-521-67671-7
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 290 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 478 g

'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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cingranelli, David

Abouharb, M. Rodwan

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Entwicklungspolitik, Nord-Süd Beziehungen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Internationale Organisationen und Institutionen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Internationale Zusammenarbeit (Recht, Kultur, Umwelt etc.)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.

Über Autor(innen)

Cingranelli, David
David Cingranelli is a Professor of Political Science at Binghamton University, SUNY, co-director of the CIRI Human Rights Data Project and former President of the Human Rights Section of the American Political Science Association.

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