Poverty and Human Rights Sen's 'Capability Perspective' Explored [Hardcover]

This book provides a major new cross-disciplinary framework for thinking about poverty and human rights. Drawing on the fields of ethics, economics, and international law, Vizard demonstrates how the work of Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen has expanded and deepened human rights discourse across traditional disciplinary divides.


Introduction: Poverty and Human Rights: The Emerging International Agenda
1. The Nature and Scope Of International Legal Obligation
2. Authoritative International Standards and Norms
3. The Broader Debates in Ethics and Political Theory
4. Sen's Contributions in Ethics
5. Sen's Contributions in Economics
6. Formal Analysis and Classification
Conclusion: Towards a 'Working Model' of International Accountability and Responsibility in the Field of Poverty and Human Rights