Globalization and human rights [[electronic resource] /] / Alison Brysk, editor

• Pubblicazione: Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2002
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (323 p.)
• Disciplina: 323/.09/0511
• Soggetto topico: Human rights; Globalization
• Soggetto non controllato: accountability; anthology; anthropology; communications technology; contemporary world; critical analysis; dominican republic; global challenges; global issues; global standards; globalization; human experience; human rights; international markets; modern perspective; nigeria; nonfiction essays; nonfiction; philippines; political; repression; rights violations; sex tourism; social justice; social science; theoretical perspectives; thought provoking
• Altri autori: BryskAlison <1960->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Who Has a Right to Rights? -- 2. Tourism, Sex Work, and Women's Rights in the Dominican Republic -- 3. Interpreting the Interaction of Global Markets and Human Rights -- 4. Economic Globalization and Rights -- 5 Sweatshops and International Labor Standards -- 6. The Ironies of Information Technology -- 7. Globalization and the Social Construction of Human Rights Campaigns -- 8. The Drama of Human Rights in a Turbulent, Globalized World -- 9. Transnational Civil Society Campaigns and the World Bank Inspection Panel -- 10. Humanitarian Intervention -- 11. Human Rights, Globalizing Flows, and State Power -- Conclusion -- Works Cited -- Contributors -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: In this landmark volume, Alison Brysk has assembled an impressive array of scholars to address new questions about globalization and human rights. Is globalization generating both problems and opportunities? Are new problems replacing or intensifying state repression? How effective are new forms of human rights accountability? These essays include theoretical analyses by Richard Falk, Jack Donnelly, and James Rosenau. Chapters on sex tourism, international markets, and communications technology bring new perspectives to emerging issues. The authors investigate places such as the Dominican Republic, Nigeria, and the Philippines. The contemporary world is defined by globalization. While global human rights standards and institutions have been established, assaults on human dignity continue. These essays identify the new challenges to be faced, and suggest new ways to remedy the costs of globalization.
• Titolo autorizzato: Globalization and human rights
• ISBN: 0-520-93628-0; 9786612359552; 1-59734-636-5; 1-282-35955-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910783085303321
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