The official neoliberal paradigm has actually created its own ‘counter-paradigm’; one that, for looks, embodies a highly ethical (yet apolitical) discourse. Its name: “Sustainable Development”, Sustainable development is a discourse…
In last instance, rights practices sow the seeds of a different social order since they hold duty-bearers effectively accountable. The struggle to replace ‘clientelism’ with rights is ongoing. (Clientelism is…
In the more specific case of health, there is a conflict between WB policies under the poverty reduction strategies (PRS) process and the Right to Health (RTH). Bank policies do…
The ongoing neoliberal global restructuring is mostly driven by a handful of political superpowers and a small and declining number of large multi-national corporations; they directly and indirectly hold the…
How can we be content with health for half when health for all is possible? The MDGs are too little too late. Let’s face it: The 1978 Alma Ata Declaration…
The goal of providing human rights to all in the world is as inspiring and formidable a challenge as any extraterrestrial adventure. (J. Cohen and D. Bloom) As sad as…
Oblivious to the teachings of history, international free trade is being promoted to the rank of ‘development motor’ as if development would be the same as preparing the population for…
Every person, anywhere in the world –irrespective of citizenship or territorial legislation– has rights that others should respect. (Amartya Sen) Further, human rights (HR) are blind to nationalities and are…
We live in a world of high-flown objectives, ambitious target setting and obscure acronyms. MDGs and PRSPs make virtually no allowances for human rights (HR) or for environmental protection. Moreover,…
Under capitalism, to lament the current increase in inequality is to bemoan the economic growth paradigm itself. In a world where 51 of the world’s 100 biggest economies are corporations,…