Monitoring State Fulfillment of Economic and Social Rights Obligations in the United States |
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Authors: | Susan Randolph Michelle Prairie John Stewart |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Economics, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA 2. Ohal Limited, London, UK 3. Department of Sociology, University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT, USA
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Abstract: | This article adapts the economic and social rights fulfillment index (SERF Index) developed by Fukuda-Parr, Lawson-Remer, and Randolph to assess the extent to which each of the 50 US states fulfills the economic and social rights obligations set forth in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. It then extends the index to incorporate discrimination and examines differences in economic and social rights fulfillment by race and sex within each of the states. The overall SERF Index score varies between states from below 70% to almost 85%, with wider variation on some of the six substantive rights that comprise the overall SERF Index score. The findings reveal limited sex discrimination but pronounced race discrimination. |
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