Human Rights Practices during Financial Crises

Description

From the Great Depression in the twentieth century to the Great Recession in the twenty-first, systemic banking crises have been a recurring problem for both developing and developed countries. This book offers a human rights perspective on financial crises vis-à-vis low-income and least developed countries. It systematically analyzes government’s commitment to women’s economic rights and basic human rights during systemic banking crises. The book combines a wealth of data with rich theoretical arguments that weave together distinct but related bodies of literature from international development, human rights, and political economy. Front Matter ....Pages i-xiii Introduction (Rana S. Gautam)....Pages 1-21 A Theory of Human Rights During Recession (Rana S. Gautam)....Pages 23-45 An Empirical Investigation of Human Rights in Recession (Rana S. Gautam)....Pages 47-68 Conclusion (Rana S. Gautam)....Pages 69-78 Back Matter ....Pages 79-102