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RIGHTS AND DEVELOPMENT
Author(s) -
Gelber George
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
economic affairs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.24
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1468-0270
pISSN - 0265-0665
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-0270.2010.02015.x
Subject(s) - sanitation , poverty , work (physics) , politics , economic growth , political science , extension (predicate logic) , public administration , human rights , economics , engineering , law , environmental engineering , computer science , mechanical engineering , programming language
Political campaigning may be a more effective means for NGOs to tackle poverty than practical work such as providing clean water and building new schools and clinics. The extension of ‘rights’ to the poor – including rights to education, health and sanitation – is central to this approach.