Power, suffering, and the struggle for dignity : human rights frameworks for health and why they matter / Alicia Ely Yamin ; foreword by Paul Farmer.
2016
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Title
Power, suffering, and the struggle for dignity : human rights frameworks for health and why they matter / Alicia Ely Yamin ; foreword by Paul Farmer.
Published
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2016]
Call Number
K3260.3 .Y36 2016
ISBN
9780812247749 (cloth ; alk. paper)
0812247744 (cloth ; alk. paper)
0812247744 (cloth ; alk. paper)
Description
xix, 316 pages ; 24 cm.
System Control No.
(OCoLC)908935188
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-291) and index.
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The Arthur W. Diamond Law Library
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Table of Contents
Foreword / Paul Farmer
vii
Preface
xi
List of Abbreviations
xvii
Introduction. How Do We Understand Suffering?
1
pt. I
STARTING POINTS
ch. 1
Dignity and Suffering: Why Human Rights Matter
25
ch. 2
Powerlessness of Extreme Poverty: Human Rights and Social Justice
49
ch. 3
Redefining Health: Challenging Power Relations
73
ch. 4
Health Systems as "Core Social Institutions"
99
pt. II
APPLYING HUMAN RIGHTS FRAMEWORKS TO HEALTH
ch. 5
Beyond Charity: The Central Importance of Accountability
131
ch. 6
Power and Participation
157
ch. 7
Shades of Dignity: Equality and Nondiscrimination
180
ch. 8
Our Place in the World: Obligations Beyond Borders
206
Conclusion. Another World Is Possible
229
Notes
251
Glossary
293
Index
297
Acknowledgments
313