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Social rights and sustainable development: a two-way street?
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Abstract Sustainable development concerns the future perspective of natural systems in combination with the social and policy challenges faced by humanity. The three pillars of sustainable development (socio-cultural, economic, environmental) are closely interconnected. This paper examines the role of the so... view more
Sustainable development concerns the future perspective of natural systems in combination with the social and policy challenges faced by humanity. The three pillars of sustainable development (socio-cultural, economic, environmental) are closely interconnected. This paper examines the role of the social pillar of sustainable development. In particular, social rights aim at the establishment of degrees of social equity and security. Viewed as a component of human rights arising from the social contract, social rights are closely linked to notions of governance associated with social responsibility and social obligations. Their major development took place in the period after the Second World War. In this paper we will focus on employment, education and health care. While the pillars of sustainable development are interconnected, welfare policies are also obviously dependent on economic and cultural factors. We argue that social rights enhance social capital under certain conditions. More generally, we argue that sustainable development and social responsibility are mutually reinforcing. The purpose of this paper is, firstly, to discuss the role of social rights in the promotion of sustainable development and, secondly, to examine the policy paths and governance modes that enhance both social sustainability and sustainable development.... view less
Keywords
social rights; health care; governance; welfare; politics; sustainable development; social change; health policy
Classification
Health Policy
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
Page/Pages
p. 89-100
Journal
European Quarterly of Political Attitudes and Mentalities, 6 (2017) 2
ISSN
2285-4916
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works