What Do the Public Think About Economic and Social Rights? Research Report to Inform the Debate About a Bill of Rights and a Written Constitution
166 Pages Posted: 30 Nov 2010
Date Written: June 2010
Abstract
The Report provides an in-depth examination of public attitudes towards economic and social rights using the 2005 Citizenship Survey (Rights and Responsibilities Module). The central finding is that the concept of “rights” is not understood by the public “narrowly” in terms of a limited number of civil and political rights. Rather, it is understood more broadly - with economic and social rights also being viewed as fundamental.
JEL Classification: H20, H21
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Vizard, Polly, What Do the Public Think About Economic and Social Rights? Research Report to Inform the Debate About a Bill of Rights and a Written Constitution (June 2010). LSE STICERD Research Paper No. CASEREPORT61, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1717435
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