On the Natural and Economic Difficulties to Fulfilling the Human Right to Water Within a Neoclassical Economics Framework
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9255600 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christopher Jeffords (0000-0003-1399-7666, Eastern Connecticut State University), Farhed Shah, Farhed A Shah (0000-0002-5197-6404, University of Connecticut) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 71 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 65-92 |
| Publication date | 2013-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Review of Social Economy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-6764 • E-ISSN: 1470-1162 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00346764.2012.761753 |
| OpenAlex | W2048693339 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 28 |
We present a neoclassical economic model of the human right to water using a nonrenewable resource model inclusive of a backstop technology. The right is interpreted as a minimum consumption requirement the government is obligated to fulfill in the event that any one household cannot do so independently. Differing by income levels, households maximize utility by purchasing a composite consumption good and water from two distinct, government-owned sources. Facing physical and financial constraints, the government uses fiscal policy to address potential human rights violations. Reducing the analysis to two periods, we develop a novel approach to compare total welfare levels from a joint human rights and neoclassical economics perspective. We define a human rights welfare standard and discuss cases in which traditional social welfare measures would exceed, violate, or meet this standard. We thus offer a unique way to merge economic analysis with human rights research
Consumption (sociology) · Economics · Government (linguistics) · Human rights · Market economy · Merge (version control) · Natural resource · Political science · Public economics · Sociology · Welfare · Income, Poverty, and Inequality · Law · Water Governance and Infrastructure · Water resources management and optimization
Governing the Commons
Governing the Commons
Water as a human right
The State of Economic and Social Human Rights
The human right to water
Universal Human Rights in Theory and Practice
Beyond Sax and Welfare Interests
The Economics of Exhaustible Resources
Linear Expenditure Systems and Demand Analysis
The basic income guarantee and social economics
No Small Hope
Selecting Among Anti-Poverty Policies
Pareto, Consent, and Respect for Dignity
Justice and welfare economics
Water and poverty in the United States
Elements of a Theory of Human Rights
Economics and Human Rights
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2018 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |