Abstract
This chapter aims to illustrate the importance of approaching the realisation of economic, social and cultural rights from a multidisciplinary and pragmatic viewpoint, rather than a narrow academic legal perspective. It attempts to highlight the scope of the endeavours necessary to ensure the full realisation of these rights, particularly for the one fifth of humankind living in utter deprivation and poverty, and for whom these rights presently represent little more than pious aspirations. The analysis illustrates the importance of economic, social and cultural rights to the protection of life and of human worth and dignity, and suggests strategies for action aimed at improving the realisation and implementation of these rights. It is thus essentially a practical approach. It calls for a united effort by all those involved in social policy, welfare, development, law and human rights to work together to improve the lot of the economically and socially disadvantaged.
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