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Public services and international trade liberalization : human rights and gender implications /
"Does public service liberalization pose a threat to gender and human rights? Traditionally considered essential services provided by a state to its citizens, public services are often viewed as public goods which embody social values. Subjecting them to market ideology thus raises concerns tha...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge [UK] ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2012.
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| Colección: | Cambridge international trade and economic law.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Does public service liberalization pose a threat to gender and human rights? Traditionally considered essential services provided by a state to its citizens, public services are often viewed as public goods which embody social values. Subjecting them to market ideology thus raises concerns that the intrinsic social nature of these services will be negated. Moreover, as those most likely to be reliant on public services, public service liberalization may also further marginalize women. Nevertheless, states continue to increasingly liberalize public services. Barnali Choudhury explores the implications of public service liberalization. Using primarily a legal approach, but drawing from case studies, empirical research and gender theories, she examines whether liberalization under the General Agreement on Trade in Services and other liberalization vehicles such as preferential trade and investment agreements compromise human rights and gender objectives"-- "Does public service liberalization pose a threat to gender and human rights? Traditionally considered essential services provided by a state to its citizens, public services are often viewed as public goods which embody social values. Subjecting them to market ideology thus raises concerns that the intrinsic social nature of these services will be negated. Moreover, public service liberalization may also further marginalize women, as those most likely to be reliant on public services. Nevertheless, states continue to increasingly liberalize public services"-- |
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| Notas: | Includes index. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781139776882 1139776886 9781139208093 1139208098 9781139779920 1139779923 1283746492 9781283746496 9781139782913 1139782916 1139794280 9781139794282 1139889346 9781139889346 1139783815 9781139783811 1139778404 9781139778404 9781107471177 1107471176 |