Globalisation, Human Rights and Labour Law in Pacific Asia - Couverture souple

Woodiwiss, Anthony

 
9780521628839: Globalisation, Human Rights and Labour Law in Pacific Asia
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0521628830 ISBN 13 : 9780521628839
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1998

Synopsis

Shows compatibility of 'Asian values' and human rights via case studies including Hong Kong and Singapore.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Anthony Woodiwiss's pathbreaking book was the first substantive contribution to a sociology of human rights. In it, he takes up the question of whether so-called Asian values are compatible with human rights discourse and argues against human rights issues being the major obstacle to East-West co-operation. Dr Woodiwiss's sociological and post-structuralist approach to the concept of rights, and his incorporation of the transnational dimension into sociological theory, enable him to demonstrate how the global human rights regime can accommodate Asian patriarchalism, while Pacific Asia is itself adapting by means of what he calls 'enforceable benevolence'. His studies of Hong Kong, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Singapore highlight similarities between Pacific-Asian and Western societies and offer a positive view of the social forces obtaining in these territories.

Revue de presse

"In excellent case studies of the Philippines, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Malaysia, the author treats postcolonial paternalistic labor policies as a healthy form of `enforceable benevolence.' His study will contribute to greater appreciation of Asian values for a select audience of academics." Choice

"...a particularly compelling illustration of the hybrid origins and diverse multiplicity of contemporary Asian modernities." Pacific Affairs

"The major strength of Woodiwiss's Globalisation, Human Rights and Labour Law in Pacific Asia is his sociologically informed analysis of labor law regimes in the Philippines, Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore." Braham Dabscheck, Comparative Labor Law & Policy Journal

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
1998
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0521628830
ISBN 13 
9780521628839
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
330
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
Avery
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9780521621441: Globalisation, Human Rights and Labour Law in Pacific Asia

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0521621445 ISBN 13 :  9780521621441
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1998
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