Why economic and social human rights? / The right to food : a global perspective / Globalization and the right to health / Demolishing housing rights in the name of market fundamentalism : the dynamics of displacement in the United States, India, and South Africa / Implementation of the human right to social security around the world : a preliminary analysis of national social protections laws / Why is the right to work so hard to secure? / The rights of the child to an adequate standard of living : applying international standards to the U.S. case / Achieving women's economic rights, in policy and in practice / Statelessness and economic and social rights / Establishing a social and international order for the realization of human rights / Beyond a minimum threshold : the right to social equality / The right to development from a human rights approach : conceptual bases, legal framework, and contemporary challenges / Constitutional environmental human rights : a descriptive analysis of 142 national constitutions / Reflections on the theory and practice of economic and social rights