Human Rights and Third World Development

by George W. Shepherd Jr. and Ved Nanda

The intertwining of development and human rights is the subject of the twelve essays collected by the editors. The individual authors extensively examine the commonly held belief that economic development cannot take place in Third World countries without the short term sacrifice of political liberty and demonstrate that there is considerable evidence to the contrary. Following a theoretical stage-setting that concentrates on the severe power limitations...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313242763
• ISBN13: 9780313242762
• Release Date: December 1985
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"