The goal of this paper is to examine the impact of human rights on income distribution and poverty by exploring how both aid and trade can influence poverty and income distribution through human rights. The analysis employs data for 125 countries and uses a number of panel data methods. The...

Introduction -- International organisations and the challenge of global poverty -- Ethics, human rights and global justice -- UNDP : the human development paradigm -- The World Bank : the internal dynamics of a complex organization -- UNESCO : poverty as a violation of human rights -- The...