Synopsis This volume covers the on going economic reforms which is sweeping the nation on all fronts. Its special emphasis is one the core themes of human rights in the context of structural adjustment and its implication for human rights. Structural adjustment programme has profound influence on socio-economic transformation in India. Human rights is no exemption to this principle. Several articles focussed on the various dimensions of human rights in the context of structural adjustment programme and emphasized on the perspectives of twenty first century. This volume also covers the broad contours of the need to provide legal, political, social and economic perspectives to promote the spirit of globalization, democratic values and universal principles of human rights.