ABSTRACT
The mid-1970s in the United States denote the beginning of neoliberalism and the retrenchment of social welfare services, laying the foundation for comprehensive welfare reform. Indeed, neoliberalism needs other forms of oppression, such as racism and heteropatriarchy to function. For many, the Seattle protests of the World Trade Organization in 1999 signified the great strength and resistance of the global justice movement. Other organizers draw from similar rights-based values and language, but instead draw from a more global language of human rights. Many nongovernmental organizations working in global settings embrace human rights-based approaches as well as US-based organizations, such as the National Economic and Social Rights Initiative. The United Nations Human Development Index was created to measure development in countries across the globe and was conceptually informed by the capabilities approach. The chapter also presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in this book.
