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complex manner in which these contractual arrangements are made and
implemented.102 These concerns, however, can be addressed through
appropriate government policy approaches that take into consideration the
strengths and weaknesses of the private sector in specific areas and by
providing complementary government support to maximise outcomes. Private
sector resources, then, must be mobilised through direct involvement of the
government in public-private partnerships and other such mechanisms and by
creating an environment conducive to private sector and community initiatives.
The challenges and policy approaches that can be adopted for such
partnership mechanisms are discussed in Chapter 6.
3.3.5 Policy dimensions of resource mobilisation
As identified in the resource model described in section 3.2.2, mobilisation of
adequate resources for ESC rights involves redirection of the State’s
macroeconomic policy to maximise the quantity and quality of these resources.
This requires targeted fiscal and monetary policy approaches that can improve
public sector resources, increase engagement with the international
community in relation to seeking appropriate aid and assistance, and facilitate
the private sector to direct more resources into ESC rights areas.
The role of macroeconomic policy as a key component of ESC rights policy
has been acknowledged in recent years. For example, the Special Rapporteur
on Extreme Poverty presented a report to the Human Rights Council in May
2014 which outlined key areas of macroeconomic policy that are essential for
the realisation of ESC rights. In that report, the Special Rapporteur addressed
issues relevant to revenue-raising policies, especially tax measures and
practices, from a human rights perspective, and proposed a ‘human rights
based approach’ to revenue raising which incorporated widening of the tax
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