Rights, Resources and the Politics of Accountability

by Peter Newell (Editor), Joanna Wheeler (Editor)

In the context of much controversy, this book looks at a range of exciting and imaginative ways in which poor and marginalized groups from around the world claim their rights and demand accountability for the realisation of those rights. Groups mobilizing around the right to water, housing or for fair working conditions often find themselves aligned against powerful state and corporate interests. Experiences from the global North and South are combined to generate key insights into who mobilizes and how and when this makes a difference to the lives of the poor.

320 pages, Paperback

First published August 7, 2006

About the author

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Peter Newell is Professor of Development Studies, University of East Anglia.

Curriculum Vitae:
http://www.uea.ac.uk/polopoly_fs/1.11...