Moyn, Samuel
Not enough : human rights in an unequal world / Samuel Moyn. - 1 online resource (xii, 277 pages)
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.
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.--
9780674737563
2017041518
Human rights--History
Equality--History.
Neoliberalism--History
Welfare economics--History
JC571 / .M8635 2018EBK
Not enough : human rights in an unequal world / Samuel Moyn. - 1 online resource (xii, 277 pages)
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.
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.--
9780674737563
2017041518
Human rights--History
Equality--History.
Neoliberalism--History
Welfare economics--History
JC571 / .M8635 2018EBK