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Distributive Justice, and Economic and Social Rights

Economic inequalities matter to human rights. There are two main reasons for concern about economic inequalities from human rights perspectives. First, economic inequalities matter to human rights because of their consequences. As Philip Alston, Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights (2014–20), stressed, “economic inequalities severely affect a range of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights” (Alston 2015, 10). Research indicates that higher income inequality correlates to higher rates of homicides and robbery (Elhar and Aitken 2011, 241–6; Melamed and Samman 2013, 7). Economic inequality is often closely linked with “rising levels of crime and social unrest” (UNRISD 2010, 62).

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