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Free Trade and Cultural Diversity in International Law.

This book attempts to reconcile the concept of free trade with a key non-trade social value - cultural diversity - in an era of economic globalization.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Shi, Jingxia
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Hart Publishing Limited, 2013.
Colección:Studies in international trade law.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Contents; Table of GATT/WTO Reports and Rulings; 1 Introduction: Globalisation as the Context; 1.1 Globalisation and Culture; 1.2 Globalisation and Trade; 1.3 Raising the Issue: Globalisation, Culture and Trade; 1.3.1 The Conflicting Conceptions about Trade and Culture; 1.3.2 Three 'Duals'-Dual Nature, Dual Legislators and Dual Systems; 1.4 The Structure of the Book; 2 Culture and Cultures in Comparative Perspectives: Towards a Synthesis; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Humanist: Culture as 'The Best of Everything'
  • 2.3 An Anthropological View: We Are Our Culture2.4 Culture as Identity: Centering on Identity Crisis; 2.4.1 On Identity and Cultural Identity; 2.4.2 The Collectivity of Identity: Linking Culture with Nation Building; 2.4.3 Culture and Identity Crisis; 2.5 Culture as Commerce: The Perspective of Cultural Economic Interests; 2.5.1 The US as the Advocate of the Commerce Argument; 2.5.2 An Appraisal of the Root of the Issue; 2.6 Culture as Human Rights: Revisiting Cultural Rights; 2.6.1 The Hallmarks of Universalism and Cultural Relativism; 2.6.1.1 Universalism; 2.6.1.2 Cultural Relativism.
  • 2.6.2 A Critique of Universalism and Cultural Relativism2.6.3 Reconciling Human Rights with Cultural Diversity; 2.6.3.1 The Necessity to Reconcile Human Rights with Cultural Diversity; 2.6.3.2 The Reconcilability of Human Rights with Cultural Norms; 2.6.3.3 The Strategies to Reconcile Human Rights with Cultural Norms; 2.6.4 The Margin of Appreciation Doctrine in Reconciling Universalism and Cultural Relativism; 2.7 Culture as Resource: A Sustainability Perspective; 2.7.1 Culture as Resource; 2.7.2 Culture as Resource and Sustainable Development; 2.8 Chapter Recap and Further Reflections.
  • 2.8.1 From Humanist to Anthropological Notions of Culture2.8.2 Culture-as-Identity versus Culture-as-Commerce; 2.8.3 Culture as Human Rights and Culture as Resource; 2.8.4 Towards an Integrated Concept of Culture?; 3 Domestic Cultural Policy and Measures: The Case of the Audiovisual Sector; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 An Overview of Cultural Policies and Measures; 3.2.1 Two Polar Views on Cultural Policymaking; 3.2.2 Justifying Government Intervention in Cultural Matters; 3.2.2.1 The Duality of Cultural Products; 3.2.2.2 The Dual Mission of Cultural Policies and Measures.
  • 3.2.2.3 Public Goods and Externalities Theory3.2.3 The Changing Landscape of Technology and its Impact on Culture Policymaking; 3.3 Foreign Ownership Restriction; 3.3.1 Domestic Legislations on Foreign Ownership Restriction; 3.3.2 Disputes Arising from Foreign Ownership Restrictions; 3.3.2.1 The Polygram Case; 3.3.2.2 Borders Case; 3.4. Local Content Regulations; 3.4.1 Import Quotas; 3.4.2 Screen Quotas; 3.5 Subsidies and Tax Concessions; 3.5.1 Subsidies and Tax Concessions in Several Countries; 3.5.2 The Effectiveness of Subsidies and Tax Concessions; 3.6 Other Cultural Policies and Measures.