There is now widespread recognition of the need to integrate macroeconomic policy and social policy, but the mainstream approach is one of adding on social policy. We argue for a transformatory approach which would mainstream gender-equitable social policy within macroeconomic policy. We...

This chapter discusses equality, resilience and sustainability. This is undertaken in relation to their interlinkages, in the light of the Covid-19 syndrome; it also makes proposals for the creation of more equal economies. The chapter considers class, gender and also racial inequalities in...

1. The radical potential of human rights -- 2. The human rights framework and economic policy -- 3. What does inequality have to do with human rights? -- 4. A human rights approach to government spending and taxation -- 5. Mobilizing resources to realize rights : debt, aid, and monetary policy...