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Author Moyn, Samuel, author.

Title Not enough : human rights in an unequal world / Samuel Moyn.

Publication Info. Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2018.
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 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  323.09 MOY    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  323.09 MOYN    Check Shelf
Description xii, 277 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [223]-264) and index.
Contents 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.
Summary 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-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Human rights -- History.
Equality -- History.
Welfare economics -- History.
Neoliberalism -- History.
Equality. (OCoLC)fst00914456
Human rights. (OCoLC)fst00963285
Neoliberalism. (OCoLC)fst01737382
Welfare economics. (OCoLC)fst01173620
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
ISBN 9780674737563 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)
0674737563 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)
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