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The health case for economic and social rights against the gobal marketplace

Schrecker, Ted

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Ted Schrecker



Abstract

“All observations of life are harsh, because life is. I lament that fact, but I cannot change it.” —Margaret Atwood, The Tent (McClelland and Stewart 2006) Over the past few decades, most of the world's economies and societies have been integrated into the global marketplace, revealing and deepening various socioeconomic divisions. In this article, I undertake three major tasks. First, I outline the processes that have led to that deepening, identify the underlying set of values, and indicate the connection with influences on population health. Second, I compare and contrast a policy perspective that takes seriously economic and social rights related to health with the values of the global marketplace. Third, I argue that emerging aspects of globalization underscore the urgency of the human rights challenge to the global marketplace. I also suggest a research agenda focusing on the conditions under which governments are likely to respond in ways that strengthen their commitment to economic and social rights domestically and internationally, while at the same time offering some rather pessimistic observations about the prospects for policy change.

Citation

Schrecker, T. (2011). The health case for economic and social rights against the gobal marketplace. Journal of Human Rights, 10(2), 151-177. https://doi.org/10.1080/14754835.2011.568915

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Jan 1, 2011
Deposit Date Jun 21, 2013
Publicly Available Date Jun 24, 2013
Journal Journal of Human Rights
Print ISSN 1475-4835
Electronic ISSN 1475-4843
Publisher Taylor and Francis Group
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 10
Issue 2
Pages 151-177
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/14754835.2011.568915
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1481420

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