This is the title to a very interesting post by Tim Ogden, the editor-in-chief of Philanthropy Action. Ogden describes his journey from the Bill Easterly (who himself has a lot of agreeable things to say about celebrity involvement in development economics) point of view on rights-based approaches to an understanding of the practical applications of RBAs. The post is available here. For a comprehensive, and converse, critique of rights-based approaches (in the context of DfID's programming), see: http://www.policynetwork.net/sites/default/files/Fake_Aid.pdf
