Samuel Moyn, Not Enough: Human Rights in an Unequal World

Abstract

The age of human rights has been kindest to the rich. As state violations of political rights garnered attention, a commitment to material equality disappeared and market fundamentalism emerged as the dominant economic force. Samuel Moyn asks why we chose not to challenge wealth and neglected the demands of a broader social and economic justice--Provided by publisher. Jacobin legacy : the origins of social justice -- National welfare and the Universal Declaration -- FDR's Second Bill -- Globalizing welfare after empire -- Basic needs and human rights -- Global ethics from equality to subsistence -- Human rights in the neoliberal maelstrom -- Conclusion: Croesus's world.