Moyn, Samuel,

Not Enough : Human Rights in an Unequal World / SAMUEL MOYN - xii, 277 pages : 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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
Welfare economics --History
Neoliberalism --History


History

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