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Human Rights and Structural Adjustment
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M. Rodwan Abouharb (Author) David Cingranelli (Author)
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'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. 20 Tables, unspecified; 2 Line drawings, unspecified
About the Author
M. Rodwan Abouharb is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Louisiana State University. His research examines human rights and civil and international conflict. 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.
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- Contributor: M. Rodwan Abouharb
- Imprint: Cambridge University Press
- ISBN13: 9780521859332
- Number of Pages: 292
- Packaged Dimensions: 152x229x21mm
- Packaged Weight: 600
- Format: Hardback
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Release Date: 2007-12-13
- Binding: Hardback
- Biography: M. Rodwan Abouharb is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Louisiana State University. His research examines human rights and civil and international conflict. 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.
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