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[1] Ake C. . 1987. . ‘The African Context of Human Rights’. . Africa Today . , Vol. 34:: 1––2. . 5––12. .

[2] An‐Na'im A. . 1999a. . “‘Introduction’. ”. In Universal Rights, Local Remedies: Implementing Human Rights in the Legal Systems of Africa . , Edited by: An‐Na'im A. . p. 1––21. . London : : Interights. .

[3] _____. . 1999b. . “‘Possibilities and Constraints of the Legal Protection of Human Rights under the Constitutions of African Countries’. ”. In Universal Rights, Local Remedies: Implementing Human Rights in the Legal Systems of Africa . , Edited by: An‐Na'im A. . p. 22––24. . London : : Interights. .

[4] Assiter A. . 1999. . “‘Citizenship Revisited’. ”. In Women, Citizenship and Difference . , Edited by: Pettman J. . London : : Zed Books. .

[5] Bebbington A. . 1999. . ‘Capitals and Capabilities: A Framework for Analyzing Peasant Viability, Rural Livelihoods and Poverty’. . World Development . , Vol. 27((12)): 2021––2044. .

[6] Bobbio N. . 1996. . The Age of Rights . , Cambridge : : Polity Press. .

[7] Chambers R. . 1983. . Rural Development: Putting the last first . , Harlow : : Longman. .

[8] _____. . 1997. . Whose Reality Counts? Putting the first last . , London : : Intermediate Technology Publications. .

[9] _____. . 1989. . ‘Editorial Introduction: Vulnerability, coping and policy’. . IDS Bulletin . , Vol. 20((2)): 1––7. .

[10] Currill N. . 1997. . Repensando ro Publico a traves de la Sociedad . , Caracas : : CLAD. .

[11] Deacon B. . 1997. . Global Social Policy . , London : : Sage. .

[12] Department for International Development (DFID). . 2000. . Human Rights for Poor People, DFID Plans . , London : : DFID. .

[13] Dunne T and Wheeler N. . 1999. . “‘Introduction: human rights and the fifty years’ crisis’. ”. In Human Rights in Global Politics . , Edited by: Dunne T and Wheeler N. . p. 1––28. . Cambridge : : Cambridge University Press. .

[14] Evans T. . 1995. . ‘Hegemony, Domestic Politics and the Project of Universal Human Rights’. . Diplomacy and Statecraft . , Vol. 6((3)): 616––44. .

[15] _____. . 1997. . “‘Universal Human Rights: Imposing Values’. ”. In Globalization and the South . , Edited by: Thomas C and Wilkin P. . p. 90––105. . Basingstoke : : Macmillan Press. .

[16] Ferguson C. . 1999. . Global Social Policy Principles: Human Rights and Social Justice . , London : : DFID. .

[17] Fowler A. . 2000. . ‘NGDOs as a moment in history: beyond aid to social entrepreneurship or civic innovation?’. . Third World Quarterly . , Vol. 21((4)): 637––654. .

[18] Furedi F. . 1997. . “‘The Moral Condemnation of the South’. ”. In Globalization and the South . , Edited by: Thomas C and Wilkin P. . p. 76––89. . Basingstoke : : Macmillan Press. .

[19] Gaventa J and Valderrama C. . June 21–4. 1999 . “‘Strengthening participation in local governance’. ”. In Participation, citizenship and local governance . , June 21–4. , Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex. .

[20] Leftwich A. . 1994. . ‘Governance, the State and the Politics of Development’. . Development and Change . , Vol. 25:: 363––386. .

[21] Maluwa T. . 1997. . ‘Discourses on Democracy and Human Rights in Africa: Contextualising the Relevance of Human Rights to Developing Countries’. . African Journal of International and Comparative Law . , Vol. 9((1)): 55––71. .

[22] Mamdani M. . 1996. . Citizen and Subject: Contemporary Africa and the Legacy of Late Colonialism . , Oxford : : James Currey. .

[23] Marshall T. . 1964. . Class, Citizenship and Social Development . , Chicago : : University of Chicago Press. .

[24] Maxwell S. . September. 1999 . “‘What can we do with a rights‐based approach to development?’. ”. In ODI Briefing Paper . , September. , London : : ODI. .

[25] McIlwaine C. . 1998. . ‘Civil society and development geography’. . Progress in Human Geography . , Vol. 22((3)): 415––24. .

[26] Migdal J. . 1994. . “‘The state in society: an approach to struggles for domination’. ”. In State power and social forces: domination and transformation in the Third World . , Edited by: Migdal J, Kohli A and Shue V. . Cambridge : : Cambridge University Press. .

[27] Mohan G and Stokke K. . 2000. . ‘Participatory Development and Empowerment: The Dangers of Localism’. . Third World Quarterly . , Vol. 21((2)): 247––268. .

[28] Mohanty C. . 1997. . “‘Under Western Eyes: Feminist Scholarship and Colonial Discourses’. ”. In The Women, Gender and Development Reader . , Edited by: Visvanathan N. . London : : Zed Books. .

[29] Moser C. . 1998. . ‘The Asset Vulnerability Framework: Reassessing Urban Poverty Reduction Strategies’. . World Development . , Vol. 26((1)): 1––19. .

[30] Murray R. . 2000. . The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights and International Law . , Oxford : : Hart Publishing. .

[31] Nagengast C and Turner T. . 1997. . ‘Introduction: Universal Human Rights Versus Cultural Relativity’. . Journal of Anthropological Research . , Vol. 53:: 269––272. .

[32] Norton A. . 2000. . “‘Can there be a global standard for social policy? The “social policy principles” as a test case’. ”. In ODI Briefing Paper . , London : : ODI. .

[33] Penna D and Campbell P. . 1998. . ‘Human rights and culture: beyond universality and relativism’. . Third World Quarterly . , Vol. 19((1)): 7––27. .

[34] Pettman J. . 1999. . “‘Globalisation and the Gendered Politics of Citizenship’. ”. In Women, Citizenship and Difference . , Edited by: Yuval‐Davis N and Werbner P. . p. 207––220. . London : : Zed Books. .

[35] Potter R, Binns T, Elliott J and Smith D. . 1999. . Geographies of Development . , Harlow : : Longman. .

[36] Rhodes R. . 1997. . Understanding Governance: Policy networks, governance, reflexivity and accountability . , Buckingham : : Open University Press. .

[37] Sano H‐O. . 2000. . ‘Development and Human Rights: The Necessary, but Partial Integration of Human Rights and Development’. . Human Rights Quarterly . , Vol. 22:: 734––752. .

[38] Scoones I. . 1998. . ‘Sustainable Rural Livelihoods: a Framework for Analysis’ . , (Working Paper 72). Brighton : : Institute of Development Studies. .

[39] Sen A. . 1997. . ‘Editorial: Human capital and human capability’. . World Development . , Vol. 25((12)): 1959––1961. .

[40] Sengupta A. . 2000. . ‘Realizing the Right to Development’. . Development and Change . , Vol. 31:: 553––78. .

[41] Shivji I. . 1989. . The Concept of Human Rights in Africa . , Dakar : : Codesria. .

[42] _____. . 1999. . ‘Constructing a New Rights regime: Promises, Problems and Prospects’. . Social and Legal Studies . , Vol. 8((2)): 253––276. .

[43] Slater D. . 1993. . ‘The geopolitical imagination and the enframing of development theory’. . Transaction of the Institute of British Geographers . , Vol. 18:: 419––37. .

[44] Turner B. . 1993. . “‘Contemporary Problems in the Theory of Citizenship’. ”. In Citizenship and Social Theory . , Edited by: Turner B. . p. 1––18. . London : : Sage. .

[45] UNDP. . 2000. . The Human Development Report: Human rights and human development . , New York : : UNDP. .

[46] Von Lieres B. . 1999. . ‘New Perspectives on Citizenship in Africa’. . Journal of Modern African Studies . , Vol. 25((1)): 139––48. .

[47] Wanyeki L. . 1999. . “‘Strategic and Thematic Considerations: Proceedings of the Dakar Conference. ”. In Universal Rights, Local Remedies: Implementing Human Rights in the Legal Systems of Africa . , Edited by: An‐Na'im A. . p. 103––126. . London : : Interights. .

[48] World Bank. . 1990. . World Development Report: Poverty . , Oxford : : OUP. .

[49] _____. . 1997. . World Development Report: The state in a changing world . , Oxford : : Oxford University Press. .

[50] _____. . 2001. . World Development Report 2000/2001: Attacking Poverty . , Washington , DC : : World Bank. .

[51] World Development Movement. . 2001. . Stop the GATSastrophe .