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.--

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Human rights--History
Equality--History.
Neoliberalism--History
Welfare economics--History

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