The Economics of Human Rights

TABLE OF CONTENT

Cover
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
CHAPTER 1 ECONOMICS OF HUMAN RIGHTS
SECTION 1 Introduction to the economics of human rights
Unit 1: General introduction to human rights
Unit 2: Economics perspective
SECTION 2 Fundamentals of human rights
SECTION 3 Agreements behind human rights
Unit 1: National agreements
Unit 2: International agreements
Unit 3: Controversies
SECTION 4 History of human rights
SECTION 5 Meet the human rights experts
SECTION 6 Economic structure of human rights
Unit 1: Costs of human rights violations
Unit 2: Benefits of human rights violations
Unit 3: Inefficiencies in economic structure of human rights
SECTION 7 Case study
Steps to analyzing a human rights topic with economic modeling
Step 1: Ask an effective research question
Step 2: Identify biases
Step 3: Complete background research through a review of peer-reviewed literature and interviews
Step 4
Identify important questions to ask the experts
Step 5: Ask the expert(s)
Step 6: Use economic theory to analyze the issue
Step 7: Test analysis through econometric methods and interpret the results
Step 8: Write, revise, rewrite
Step 9: Submit writing to other researchers and experts for their review
Step 10: Revise, review, finish writing, and communicate the findings
SECTION 8 Recommendation for future research
SECTION 9 Bibliography
SECTION 10 Resources
Unit 1: Summary
Unit 2: Key concents
Unit 3: Review questions
Unit 4: Recommended readings
Unit 5: Web links
CHAPTER 2 ECONOMICS OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
SECTION 1 Introduction to the economics of capital punishment
Unit 1: Human rights perspective
Unit 2: Criminal justice perspective
SECTION 2 Fundamentals of capital punishment. Terms and trial process stages
Stage I: Investigation stage
Stage II: Indictment stage
Stage III: Pretrial stage
Stage IV: Trial stage
Stage V: Sentencing stage
Stage VI: Appeals stage
Stage VII: Clemency stage
Stage VIII: Execution
SECTION 3 Capital punishment as a violation of human rights
Unit 1: National agreements
Unit 2: International agreements
Unit 3: Controversies
SECTION 4 History of capital punishment in Texas
SECTION 5 Meet the capital punishment experts
SECTION 6 Economic structure of capital punishment
Unit 1: Costs of capital punishment
Unit 2: Benefits of capital punishment
Unit 3: Inefficiencies in economic structure of capital punishment
SECTION 7 Case study
Cost of capital punishment in Texas
SECTION 8 Recommendation for future economics of capital punishment research
SECTION 9 Bibliography
SECTION 10 Resources
Unit 1: Summary
Unit 2: Key concepts
Unit 3: Review questions
Unit 4: Recommended readings
Unit 5: Web links
Unit 6: Econometric analysis: The cost of capital punishment in Texas
CHAPTER 3 ECONOMICS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
SECTION 1 Introduction to the economics of violence against women
Unit 1: General introduction to violence against women
Unit 2: Survivor perspective
SECTION 2 Fundamentals of violence against women
Unit 1: Important violence against women terms
Unit 2: Categories of violence against women
SECTION 3 Violence against women as a violation of human rights
Unit 1: National agreements
Unit 2: International agreements
Unit 3: Controversies
SECTION 4 History of violence against women
SECTION 5 Meet the violence against women experts
SECTION 6 Economic structure of violence against women
Unit 1: Costs of violence against women
Unit 2: Benefits of violence against women. Unit 3: Inefficiencies in economic structure of violence against women
SECTION 7 Case study
Household time allocation including violence against women
SECTION 8 Recommendations for future research
SECTION 9 Bibliography
SECTION 10 Resources
Unit 1: Summary
Unit 2: Key concepts
Unit 3: Review questions
Unit 4: Recommended reading
CHAPTER 4 ECONOMICS OF SEEKING ASYLUM
SECTION 1 Introduction to the economics of seeking asylum
Unit 1: General introduction to seeking asylum
Unit 2: Asylum seeker perspective
SECTION 2 Fundamentals of seeking asylum
Unit 1: Important asylum-seeking terms
Unit 2: The process of seeking asylum in the United States
SECTION 3 Issues of human rights violations associated with seeking asylum
Unit 1: National agreements
Unit 2: International agreements
Unit 3: Controversies
SECTION 4 History of seeking asylum
SECTION 5 Meet the experts on asylum seeking
SECTION 6 Economic structure of seeking asylum
Unit 1: Costs of seeking asylum
Unit 2: Benefits of seeking asylum
Unit 3: Inefficiencies in economic structure of seeking asylum
SECTION 7 Case study
Seeking asylum country choice
SECTION 8 Recommendations for future research
SECTION 9 Bibliography
SECTION 10 Resources
Unit 1: Summary
Unit 2: Key concepts
Unit 3: Review questions
Unit 4: Recommended readings
CHAPTER 5 ECONOMICS OF TERRORISM
SECTION 1 Introduction to the economics of terrorism
Unit 1: General introduction to terrorism
Unit 2: Counterterrorism perspective
SECTION 2 Fundamentals of terrorism
Unit 1: Important terrorism terms
Unit 2: Types of terrorism and means of terroristic activity
SECTION 3 Issues of human rights violations associated with terrorism
Unit 1: National agreements
Unit 2: International agreements
Unit 3: Controversies. SECTION 4 History of terrorism
SECTION 5 Meet the terrorism experts
SECTION 6 Economic structure of terrorism
Unit 1: Costs of terrorism
Unit 2: Benefits of terrorism
Unit 3: Inefficiencies in economic structure of terrorism
SECTION 7 Case study
Effect of terrorism by Tamil Tigers on Sri Lanka economy
SECTION 8 Recommendations for future research
SECTION 9 Bibliography
SECTION 10 Resources
Unit 1: Summary
Unit 2: Key concepts
Unit 3: Review questions
Unit 4: Recommended readings
Unit 5: Econometric analysis: Effect of terrorism by Tamil Tigers on Sri Lanka economy
CHAPTER 6 ECONOMICS OF CHILD ABUSE
SECTION 1 Introduction to the economics of child abuse
Unit 1: Child abuse perspective
Unit 2: Child trafficking perspective
Unit 3: Child advocate perspective
SECTION 2 Fundamentals of child abuse
Unit 1: Important child-abuse terms
Unit 2: Forms of child abuse
Unit 3: The process of removing a child into protective custody
SECTION 3 Child abuse as a human rights violation
Unit 1: National agreements
Unit 2: International agreements
Unit 3: Controversies
SECTION 4 History of child abuse
SECTION 5 Meet the child abuse experts
SECTION 6 Economic structure of child abuse
Unit 1: Costs of child abuse
Unit 2: Benefits of child abuse
Unit 3: Inefficiencies in economic structure of child abuse
SECTION 7 Case study
Household time allocation for children in Kenya
SECTION 8 Recommendations for future research
SECTION 9 Bibliography
SECTION 10 Resources
Unit 1: Summary
Unit 2: Key concepts
Unit 3: Review questions
Unit 4: Recommended readings
CHAPTER 7 ECONOMICS OF GENOCIDE
SECTION 1 Introduction to the economics of genocide
Unit 1: Survivor perspective
Unit 2: Communications perspective
SECTION 2 Fundamentals of genocide. Unit 1: Important genocide terms
Unit 2: Forms of genocide
Unit 3: Origins of genocide
SECTION 3 Genocide as a human rights violation
Unit 1: National agreements
Unit 2: International agreements
Unit 3: Controversies
SECTION 4 History of genocide
SECTION 5 Meet the genocide experts
SECTION 6 Economic structure of genocide
Unit 1: Costs of genocide
Unit 2: Benefits of genocide
Unit 3: Inefficiencies in economic structure of genocide
SECTION 7 Case study
Rwandan genocide
SECTION 8 Recommendations for future research
SECTION 9 Bibliography
SECTION 10 Resources
Unit 1: Summary
Unit 2: Key concepts
Unit 3: Review questions
Unit 4: Recommended readings
CHAPTER 8 ECONOMICS OF HATE
SECTION 1 Introduction to the economics of hate
Unit 1: Race perspective
Unit 2: Law enforcement perspective
SECTION 2 Fundamentals of hate
Important hate terms
SECTION 3 Issues of human rights violations associated with hate
Unit 1: National agreements
Unit 2: International agreements
Unit 3: Controversies
SECTION 4 History of hate
SECTION 5 Meet the experts on hate
SECTION 6 Economic structure of hate
Unit 1: Costs of hate
Unit 2: Benefits of hate
Unit 3 Inefficiencies in economic structure of hate
SECTION 7 Case study
Hate by the numbers
SECTION 8 Recommendations for future research
SECTION 9 Bibliography
SECTION 10 Resources
Unit 1: Summary
Unit 2: Key concepts
Unit 3: Review questions
Unit 4: Recommended readings
Unit 5: Econometric analysis: Hate by the numbers
Index

“Economics plays a key role in human rights issues as decision-makers weigh the incentives associated with choosing how to use scarce resources in the context of committing or escaping human rights violence. This textbook provides an introduction to the microeconomic analysis of human rights utilizing economics as a lens through which to examine social topics including capital punishment, violence against women, asylum seeking, terrorism, child abuse, genocide, and hate. Whether analyzing the decisions made in capital punishment cases, the causes and consequences of genocide, or the impact of terrorist acts on domestic and international decision-making, the science of economics provides tools and a systematic method of analysis and policy recommendation. This key text presents a method for integrating the social sciences of economics and human rights to create new opportunities for the investigation of social issues. Within each chapter, readers gain a fundamental understanding of a specific human rights issue, the decision-makers and the decision-making process involved, and the benefits and costs leading to the decisions. Experts on each issue, drawn from a variety of fields, contribute to each chapter and present first-hand accounts and different perspectives on each issue. The detailed analyses and accounts provided also explore the potential incentives involved in the prevention and termination of human rights violations. Aiming to further economic inquiry and enhance interdisciplinary research, this textbook serves as a multi-purpose guide for a range of readers. Students, researchers, and educators, as well as those working in organizations supporting victims of human rights violations and policy-makers facing human rights challenges, will find this book informative and engaging.”--Publisher’s description