Not enough : human rights in an unequal world / Samuel Moyn.

By:

Moyn, Samuel [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Cambridge BelKnap Press 2018Description: xii, 277 pages ; 24 cmISBN:

9780674737563 (alk. paper)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

JC571 MOY 23

LOC classification:

JC571 MOY

Contents:

Jacobin legacy: the origins of social justice -- National welfare and the universal declaration -- FDR's second bill -- Globalizing welfare after empire -- Basic needs and human rights -- Global ethics from equality to subsistence -- Human rights in the neoliberal maelstrom.

Summary: The age of human rights has been kindest to the rich. As state violations of political rights garnered attention, a commitment to material equality disappeared and market fundamentalism emerged as the dominant economic force. Samuel Moyn asks why we chose not to challenge wealth and neglected the demands of a broader social and economic justice.--

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	HIPSIR Library General Stacks	JC<br>Political theory	JC571 MOY (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		107200

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The age of human rights has been kindest to the rich. As state violations of political rights garnered attention, a commitment to material equality disappeared and market fundamentalism emerged as the dominant economic force. Samuel Moyn asks why we chose not to challenge wealth and neglected the demands of a broader social and economic justice.--

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