Human rights and structural adjustment

M. Rodwan Abouharb and David Cingranelli

pt. I. The argument. 1. Structural adjustment programs undermine human rights -- 2. Respect for human rights promotes development -- 3. Theoretical linkages between structural adjustment and repression --pt. II. Estimating the human rights effects of structural adjustment. 4. Methods -- 5. Determinants of structural adjustment lending --pt. III. Findings. 6. Economic and social rights -- 7. Civil conflict : demonstrations, riots, and rebellion -- 8. Torture, murder, disappearance and political imprisonment -- 9. Worker rights -- 10. Democracy -- pt. IV. Conclusion. 11. A rights-based approach to development

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Year of publication:	2007 ; 1. publ.
Authors:	Abouharb, M. Rodwan ; Cingranelli, David L.
Other Persons:	Cingranelli, David L. (contributor)
Publisher:	Cambridge [u.a.] : Cambridge University Press
Subject:	IWF-Kredit \| IMF lending \| Menschenrechte \| Human rights \| Entwicklungsländer \| Developing countries \| Menschenrecht \| Strukturanpassung \| Menschenrechtsverletzung \| Entwicklungspolitik
Description of contents:	Table of Contents [bvbr.bib-bvb.de] ; Description [loc.gov] ; Description [loc.gov]

Extent:	XIV, 276 S. graph. Darst.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Hier auch später erschienene, unveränderte Nachdrucke
ISBN:	978-0-521-67671-7 ; 978-0-521-85933-2
Classification:	Entwicklungsökonomie ; Menschenrechte ; Staat und Bürger
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003314017