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Closing the Rights Gap

From Human Rights to Social Transformation

LaDawn Haglund editor Robin Stryker editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:University of California Press

Published:1st May '15

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Do "human rights" as embodied in constitutions, national laws, and international agreements foster improvements in the lives of the poor or otherwise marginalized populations? When, where, how, and under what conditions? Closing the Rights Gap: From Human Rights to Social Transformation systematically compares a range of case studies from around the world in order to clarify the conditions under which and institutions through which economic, social, and cultural rights are progressively realized in practice. It concludes with testable hypotheses regarding how significant transformative change might occur, as well as an agenda for future research to facilitate rights realization worldwide.

ISBN: 9780520283091

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 30mm

Weight: 680g

392 pages