Asia Pacific and Human Rights : A Global Political Economy Perspective

Paul Close

ISBN 10: 0754636291 / ISBN 13: 9780754636298

Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd Dez 2004, 2004

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Neuware - Human rights are acquiring an increasingly prominent role on the world stage. These developments are addressed by an examination of the links between the evolving global human rights regime and the character and course of human rights in the world's most dynamic, complex and problematic region, that of the Asia Pacific.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Asia Pacific and Human Rights : A Global Political Economy Perspective
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Dez 2004
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0754636291
• ISBN 13: 9780754636298
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 234W x 156H x 0D millimeters 234 millimeters width by 156 millimeters height by 0 millimeters depth
• Weight: 600 grams

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Synopsis

Human rights are acquiring an increasingly prominent role on the world stage. Interest in, concern about and action on human rights are widespread and rising, albeit in a far from globally even, uniform and untroubled fashion. Human rights have generated a booming global industry while having become, not unconnectedly, highly controversial and deeply contested. Human rights matters have emerged as a major source of disagreement, dispute and discord at and between the local, regional and global levels of social, cultural, political and economic life. These developments are addressed in the book by an examination of the links between the evolving global human rights regime (GHRR) and the character and course of human rights in the world's most dynamic, complex and problematic region, that of the Asia Pacific. The authors argue that although the Asia Pacific and human rights nexus is influenced by cultural clashes, it is largely shaped by power distributions and struggles rooted in the global political economy (GPE). The prevailing GHRR reflects the way in which globalization processes have been Western led, but its future is far from certain given the current shift in the balance of GPE power towards the Asia Pacific, and especially East Asia.

About the Author

Professor Paul Close and David Askew, Associate Professor, specialize in Asia Pacific Studies at the Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan.