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- Free Trade and Uneven Development: The North American Apparel Industry after NAFTA
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Reviewed by Luz María de la Mora, Trade Representative of the Mexican Ministry of Economy at the EU, Brussels Author: Bair, Jennifer ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 18:02
- Workplace codes as tools for workers
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Workers face tremendous challenges in their fight to organise, both in terms of personal risk and the sheer number of obstacles. Overcoming such challenges requires multiple strategies and broad-ranging collaboration. In this article we begin by reviewing ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 18:11
- Globalization and Human Rights
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Author: Brysk, Alison (ed.) Publisher: Berkeley, CA: University of California ...
Book review - admin - 2009-10-18 20:49
- Understanding and responding to the links between conflict and hunger
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Rising food prices in the late 2000s sparked protests, sometimes violent, around the globe. These public expressions of outrage were only the tip of the iceberg. Many countries have a legacy of food wars. In sub-Saharan Africa, at least 14 countries fac ...
Abstract - dwardle - 2011-08-15 15:52
- Limited liability companies and development agencies
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The use of the `development limited liability company' (LLC) is expanding. There are important differences between the broad social goals of development and the narrow economic ones of the LLC: they are concerned with people and profit respectively. The a ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 17:55
- NGOs as development partners to the corporates: child football stitchers in Pakistan
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Interest in partnerships between international NGOs and the corporate sector is growing as both sectors see their roles changing in response to increasing consumer awareness about social, environmental, and human rights issues. This article presents the c ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 18:03
- Defending Our Dreams: Global Feminist Voices for a New Generation
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Author: Wilson, Shamillah, Segupta Anasuya and Kirsty Evans Publisher: London ...
Book review - admin - 2009-10-18 20:47
- Human Rights and International Political Economy in Third World Nations: Multinational Corporations, Foreign Aid, and Repression
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Author: Meyer, William H. Issue: Volume 9, N ...
Book review - admin - 2009-12-09 13:47
- NGOs and Western hegemony: causes for concern and ideas for change
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Since their rise to prominence in the post-World War II period, NGOs have grown exponentially in size and stature. This growth has occurred most notably under the New Policy Agenda, with Western donor states emphasising the role of NGOs in democratisati ...
Abstract - dwardle - 2012-02-27 17:49
- Business economic impacts: the new frontier for Corporate Accountability
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Economic issues associated with poverty are complex and require holistic responses in order to realise the goals of sustainable development. While business alone may have significant economic impacts, the link between business-level behaviour and macro-le ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 17:47
