Global Social Policy
Global Social Policy

Author: Bob Deacon

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 1997-10-27

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 1446265005

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This accessible text looks at the impact of the globalization process on social policy. National social policy is increasingly determined by global economic competition and international organizations. Its substance is becoming more and more transnational and now has to be understood in terms of global social redistribution, social regulation, social provision and empowerment. Global Social Policy examines trends in global inequity and summarizes the diverse experiences of different welfare regimes across the world. The authors review the social policies of international organizations such as the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, UN Agencies and the European Union, and show them to be engaged in heated controversy regarding the future for welfare. They argue that this concealed global discourse needs to be brought into an accountable arena.

Human Rights: Concept and Standards
Human Rights: Concept and Standards

Author: Janusz Symonides

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-09-19

Total Pages: 355

ISBN-13: 1351728369

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Presenting reflections on the historical perspectives and philosophical foundations of human rights, this book provides a detailed analysis of civil and political rights, as well as the rights of persons belonging to such vulnerable groups as women, children and minorities, indigenous people, refugees, displaced persons and migrant workers.

The United Nations As a Dispute Settlement System
The United Nations As a Dispute Settlement System

Author: Connie Peck

Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers

Published: 1996-05-23

Total Pages: 318

ISBN-13: 9789041102485

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This text reviews the preventive diplomacy of the United Nations, suggesting that the Security Council is not well suited to the task. What is needed, it argues, is a less political and more professional approach, namely a larger (and more autonomous) role for the Secretary-General and the development of a greater specialist capacity within the Secretariat. The work gives appropriate weight to the importance of peace building, both before and after conflict, as an integral part of conflict prevention, and the United Nations' role therein.

Counterpoints
Counterpoints

Author: Guillermo A. O'Donnell

Publisher:

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13:

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Using Argentina as the main example, this work examines all aspects of democracy and democratization in Latin America. The author illustrates many weaknesses of authoritarianism and repressive regimes which, he argues, can be taken advantage of appropriately by the struggle for democracy.