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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
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

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

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