Although the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have been ratified in global and national forums, they have not yet been incorporated into operational planning within governments or international organizations. The weak link between the policies and the investments needed for their...

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...

Corina Rodríguez Enríquez and Diane Elson argue that the aim to build strong, efficient and more equitable tax system should become a goal for feminism. They propose a framework for analyzing taxation using a gender equality lens that could shape a fair and equitable taxation system.