America Needs Human RightsAnuradha Mittal, Peter Rosset Food First Books, 1999 - Počet stran: 237 The time has come to stand up for what's right in America. We may be in the middle of economic recovery, but millions of Americans are not sharing the benefits. The growing ranks of those without adequate food, jobs, shelter, or health care challenge our fundamental notions of right and wrong. America Needs Human Rights makes a powerful case that both the letter and spirit of universally recognized human rights are routinely violated in America by government policies that safeguard profits rather than people. Topics includes understanding human rights, basic needs and human rights, the new American crisis, poverty in America, welfare reform and human rights, policy options, and movement building. |
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Hunger in the Land of Plenty | 9 |
When Work Disappears | 22 |
The Causes of Homelessness | 31 |
Slavery in the Fields | 44 |
The State of Americas Children | 53 |
Root Causes | 61 |
How the U S Economy Creates Poverty and Inequality | 69 |
The War on the Poor | 82 |
Welfare Reform Violates Human Rights | 125 |
Human Rights for America | 135 |
What Are Human Rights? | 164 |
A More Holistic Understanding of Human Rights | 172 |
Universal Declaration of Human Rights | 182 |
The International Covenant on Economic Social | 191 |
Ratification History of the International Human Rights Treaties | 206 |
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Why American Poverty Policies Dont Work | 90 |
Women Welfare and Work | 107 |
About Food First 236 | |
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