IMF-led economic liberalization escapes human rights categorization entirely

Evidence

This account, which I have taken from Joseph Stiglitz (until recently vice-president and chief economist of the World Bank) can be replicated even more dramatically for Russia. In both cases, the ability of the affected states to uphold certain rights was directly compromised by IMF and U.S. policies aimed at liberalizing national economies throughout the world. But these interventions themselves cannot be regarded as instances of human rights violation; they are presented as the promotion of economic restructuring necessary for development. — Talal Asad, Formations of the Secular, 621 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The 1970s human rights movement actively undermined the New International Economic Order — Jessica Whyte, The Morals of the Market: Human Rights…, 427; Neoliberals saw human rights standards as a way to depoliticize international economic relations — Jessica Whyte, The Morals of the Market: Human Rights…, 450; IMF restructuring that cripples rights is framed as development, not violation — Talal Asad, Formations of the Secular:…, 621 (+6 more)

Broader Connections

• IMF restructuring that cripples rights is framed as development, not violation #corroborates (0.95) — Talal Asad, Formations of the Secular, 621