The Law’s Majestic Equality? The Distributive Impact of Litigating Social and Economic Rights

The Law’s Majestic Equality? The Distributive Impact of Litigating Social and Economic Rights

Optimism about the use of laws, constitutions, and rights to achieve social change has never been higher among practitioners. But the academic literature is skeptical that courts can direct resources toward the poor. This paper develops a nuanced a...

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Main Authors: Brinks, Daniel M., Gauri, Varun
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
ACCESS TO JUSTICE
AGGRESSIVE
AIDS PATIENTS
ASYLUM
ASYLUM SEEKER
ATTORNEYS
BAIL
BASIC HEALTH CARE
BASIC NEEDS
CANCER
CHILD LABOR
CITIZEN
CITIZENS
CITIZENSHIP
CIVIL LAW
CIVIL LAW SYSTEMS
CLASS ACTIONS
COLLECTIVE ACTION
CONSTITUTIONAL COURT
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
CORRUPTION
COUNSEL
COURT
COURT DECISIONS
COURTS
CRIMINAL
CRIMINAL LAW
DEMOCRACY
DETAINEES
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DIABETES
DISABILITY
DISEASES
DRUGS
ECONOMIC RIGHTS
ECONOMIC STATUS
ECONOMICS
EMPOWERMENT
EQUALITY
FAMILIES
FAMILY INCOME
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS
GAYS
GIRLS IN SCHOOL
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
HEALTH INSURANCE
HEALTH POLICY
HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH SYSTEM
HIV
HIV INFECTIONS
HOSPITAL
HOSPITALS
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN LIFE
HUMAN RIGHTS
HYPERTENSION
ILLNESS
ILLNESSES
IMPORTANT POLICY
INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS
INEQUALITIES
INEQUALITY
JUDGES
JUDGMENTS
JUDICIAL DECISIONS
JUDICIAL REVIEW
JUDICIAL SYSTEMS
JUDICIARY
JURISDICTION
JURISPRUDENCE
LACK OF FOOD
LAWS
LEGAL CHANGE
LEGAL SYSTEMS
LEGISLATORS
LITIGATION
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
LOW-INCOME POPULATIONS
MEDICAL CARE
MIGRANT
MIGRANT WORKERS
MINIMUM WAGE
MINORITY
MORBIDITY
MORTALITY
NATIONAL DRUG
NATIONAL LEVEL
NUMBER OF PEOPLE
NUTRITION
OFFENSE
PATIENT
PATIENTS
PHYSICIANS
POLICY DISCUSSIONS
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
POLIO
POLIO VACCINE
POLITICAL POWER
POLLUTION
POOR HEALTH
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION
PRACTITIONERS
PREGNANT WOMEN
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
PRISON
PRISONER
PRISONERS
PROGRESS
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC HOSPITALS
PUBLIC POLICY
PUBLIC SERVICES
QUALITY CARE
REFUGEES
RIGHT TO EDUCATION
RIGHT TO STRIKE
SCHOOL AGE
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
SCHOOL CHILDREN
SCHOOL STUDENTS
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SERVICE PROVISION
SMOKING
SOCIAL BENEFITS
SOCIAL CHANGE
SOCIAL CLASS
SOCIAL CLASSES
SOCIAL JUSTICE
SOCIAL MOBILIZATION
SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
SOCIAL POLICIES
SOCIAL POLICY
SOCIAL RESEARCH
SOCIAL SECURITY
SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM
SPILLOVER
TERTIARY EDUCATION
URBAN CENTERS
VICTIMS
WILL
WORKERS
Online Access:http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20120315110008
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3287

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