Can the needs of capital ever be reconciled with the needs of people? To what extent can social policies bridge the gap between social rights and human welfare, and economic competitiveness in a global world? Building on his previous writings on political economy and human need,…
"Ian Gough is the author of two acclaimed books: The Political Economy of the Welfare State and A Theory of Human Need (co-authored with Len Doyal). This Book brings together his recent writings which bridge the space between these two discourses: the political economy of modern…
"Ian Gough is the author of two acclaimed books: The Political Economy of the Welfare State and A Theory of Human Need (co-authored with Len Doyal). This Book brings together his recent writings which bridge the space between these two discourses: the political economy of modern…
The essays in this volume explore interactions between North and South and South and South in trade, technology and finance, focusing on the interests of the south, and particularly the poor.
"This book provides the first historical inquiry into the quantification of needs in humanitarian assistance. Ultimately the book argues that we cannot understand the global humanitarian aid movement, if we do not understand how humanitarian agencies made human suffering commens…
"This book provides the first historical inquiry into the quantification of needs in humanitarian assistance. Ultimately the book argues that we cannot understand the global humanitarian aid movement, if we do not understand how humanitarian agencies made human suffering commens…
"This book provides the first historical inquiry into the quantification of needs in humanitarian assistance. Ultimately the book argues that we cannot understand the global humanitarian aid movement, if we do not understand how humanitarian agencies made human suffering commens…
The authors defend the "basic needs" approach to economic development which has been the subject of controversy and suspicion among many groups.
"Would it be possible to provide people with a basic income as a right? The idea has a long history. This book draws on two pilot schemes conducted in the Indian State of Madhya Pradesh, in which thousands of men, women and children were provided with an unconditional monthly ca…
"Would it be possible to provide people with a basic income as a right? The idea has a long history. This book draws on two pilot schemes conducted in the Indian State of Madhya Pradesh, in which thousands of men, women and children were provided with an unconditional monthly ca…
The central question I address is whether the inclusion of a right to subsistence among human rights can be justified. The human right to subsistence is conventionally interpreted as a fundamental right to a basic living standard characterized as having access to the material me…
What constitutes a need? Who gets to decide what people do or do not need? In modern France, scientists, both amateur and professional, were engaged in defining and measuring human needs. These scientists did not trust in a providential economy to distribute the fruits of labor …
