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A Behavioral Economic Framework for Fighting Poverty and Promoting Freedom & Development
Introduction Institutional solutions towards addressing human rights and developmental problems are often grounded in empirical analyses, with a predominant focus on macroeconomic indicators with socio-political dimensions. While economics is the study of choices and incentives, purely analytical approaches often tend to ignore the human dimension and the human basis for those choices. Policies that... »
Can Multiculturalism co-exist with Individual Human Rights?
Multiculturalism is considered one of the basic markers of a liberal democracy. The promotion of diversity as a primary component of liberty has existed since conception of the U.S. constitution. Liberalism as it is understood, within the framework of liberal democracies, has evolved and can be assessed as having nuanced and differing definitions. However,... »
A Capitalist’s Apology: Free Markets, Freedom, and Development
“Capitalism: A system of economic organization, based on market competition, under which the means of production, distribution, and exchange are privately owned by individuals or corporations.” (Oxford World Encyclopedia, 2007) The Devil and his Capitalist Much has been written on the symbiotic natures of freedom and development. While development in itself is touted as... »
Microfinance and the Human Condition: A Bottom-Up Approach towards Promoting Freedom and Development
“…poverty may be defined as a human condition characterized by sustained or chronic deprivation of the resources, capabilities, choices, security and power necessary for the enjoyment of an adequate standard of living and other civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights” (United Nations Committee on Social, Economic and Cultural Rights, 2001) Introduction One of... »