Monitoring state fulfillment of economic and social rights obligations in the United States

This article adapts the economic and social rights fulfillment index (SERF Index) developed by Fukuda-Parr, Lawson-Remer, and Randolph to assess the extent to which each of the 50 US states fulfills the economic and social rights obligations set forth in the International Covenant on Economic, Socia...

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Autores principales: Randolph, Susan M. (Autor) ; Prairie, Michelle (Autor) ; Stewart, John (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2012
En: Human rights review
Año: 2012, Volumen: 13, Número: 2, Páginas: 139-165
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Palabras clave:
Human Rights
Economic and Social Rights
International Law
Human Development
Welfare and Poverty
Discrimination
Country Study: United States
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Sumario:This article adapts the economic and social rights fulfillment index (SERF Index) developed by Fukuda-Parr, Lawson-Remer, and Randolph to assess the extent to which each of the 50 US states fulfills the economic and social rights obligations set forth in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. It then extends the index to incorporate discrimination and examines differences in economic and social rights fulfillment by race and sex within each of the states. The overall SERF Index score varies between states from below 70% to almost 85%, with wider variation on some of the six substantive rights that comprise the overall SERF Index score. The findings reveal limited sex discrimination but pronounced race discrimination.
Notas:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 164-165
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ISSN:1874-6306
DOI:10.1007/s12142-011-0211-1