Human Rights and Public Finance : Budgets and the Promotion of Economic and Social Rights (Hardcover)

Introduction Aoife Nolan, Rory O'Connell and Colin Harvey I. FOUNDATIONS II. 1. Public Finance, Maximum Available Resources and Human Rights Diane Elson, Radhika Balakrishnan and James Heintz 2. Putting ESR-Based Budget Analysis into Practice: Addressing the Conceptual Challenges Aoife Nolan 3. Let Them Eat Cake: Socio-Economic Rights in an Age of Austerity Paul O'Connell 4. Resourcing Rights: Combating Tax Injustice from a Human Rights Perspective Ignacio Saiz III. GOVERNANCE IV. 5. Recovering the History of Human Rights: Public Finances and Human Rights Rory O'Connell 6. Better on the Margins? A Critique of Mainstreaming Economic and Social Rights Eoin Rooney and Colin Harvey III. GROUP-SPECIFIC WORK 7. Budget for Children Enakshi Ganguly Thukral 8. Equality Proofing the Budget: Lessons from the Experiences of Gender Budgeting? Sheila Quinn IV. ANALYSIS IN ACTION 9. The Right to Adequate Housing: A Case Study of the Social Housing Budget in Northern Ireland Eoin Rooney and Mira Dutschke 10. Assessing the Impact of the Public Spending Cuts: Taking Human Rights and Equality Seriously James Harrison and Mary-Ann Stephenson