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The lawand the poor 法律与穷人 Courts in emerging markets are better for thepoor than many assume; 新兴市场国家的法院对待穷人时并不是许多人所想的那样糟糕; In December India s cabinet approved a right tofood bill that would give two-thirds of thepopulation a rightsupposedly enforceable inlawto cheap food. Parliament must still give itsapproval, but the idea is part of a trend. Indian law already promises the right to education,health and paid work. And India is one of many countries that incorporate social andeconomic rights into their constitutions, and use the courts to enforce those rights.Indonesia s Constitutional Court issued rulings in 2004-06 requiring the government to boosteducation spending. South Africa s highest court obliged a reluctant president, Thabo Mbeki,to launch various anti-HIV/AIDS programmes. 印度内阁去年 12月通过了一项名为食品权的议案，将赋予该国三分之二的人口以获取廉价食品的权利。尽管该议案的最终实施还需要经过议会批准，但是其想法体现了印度国内的政策趋势。目前，印度已经通过相关法律保障人们接受教育、享有健康和参加工作的权利。另外，印度也是将社会权利和经济权利写入宪法的国家之一，并通过法院保障权利的行使。另一亚洲新兴市场国家印度尼西亚的立宪法院曾于2004年6月作出裁定，要求政府加大对教育的支持力度。而在南非，最高法院曾经迫使总统姆贝基接受他曾不情愿开展的多个对抗艾滋病的项目。 | 
