Chapter 3 | Page 122 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 102 Balakrishnan et al, above n 10, 9.

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