Fulfilling Social and Economic Rights

摘要: One of the most ambitious legacies 20th century was universal commitment to ensure freedom from want as a human right. How far have we progressed; what extent are countries across world living up this commitment? This book charts new territory in examining which meet their obligations progressively realize social and economic rights -- education, food, health, housing, work security. States long escaped accountability for these commitments by claiming inadequate resources. The authors develop an innovative evidence based index, Social & Economic Rights Fulfillment (SERF) Index Achievement Possibilities Frontier methodology, making possible first time apples-to-apples comparisons performance very differently situated over time. provides overall global picture progress, regress disparities amongst within explores factors influencing including whether treaty legal commitments, gender equity, democracy/autocracy, growth, explain good revealing surprising results. data provide empirical resolve some standing controversies principle 'progressive realization'. concludes observing how SERF can be used science research, policy procedures advance rights. By defying boundaries traditional research disciplines, fundamentally advances our knowledge about status promoting fulfillment at dawn 21st century. Available OSO: