Global Governance, Development and Human Security: The Challenge of Poverty and Inequality

Thomas, C.

ISBN 10: 074531421X / ISBN 13: 9780745314211

Published by Pluto Press, 2000

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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Book Contains Pen Markings. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,350grams, ISBN:9780745314211.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Global Governance, Development and Human Security: The Challenge of Poverty and Inequality
• Publisher: Pluto Press
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 074531421X
• ISBN 13: 9780745314211
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Poor
• Weight: 350 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Social Sciences

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Synopsis

In this innovative new book, Caroline Thomas argues that the global development and security agendas are merging. No longer is the language of security confined within the straitjacket of the state and associated national security concerns. The spotlight is shifting to the legitimate security concerns of human beings. The book examines how development is promoted by global governance institutions and how this has impacted on human security in the 1990s. Thomas focuses on the effects of trade, finance, and investment liberalisation on deepening inequality. She explores different approaches for addressing the deepening inequality which threatens the economy at all levels, from the household, to the community, to the global. The book investigates reformist and transformist visions of the future and the contrasting policies tabled for their achievements. Thomas argues that ultimately human security requires a different developmental strategy.

About the Author

Caroline Thomas is Professor of Global Politics at the University of Southampton . Her publications include Trade and New Social Issues, edited with Annie Taylor (Routledge, 1998); Globalization and the South, edited with Peter Wilkin (Macmillan, 1997) and The Environment in International Relations, (RIIA, 1992).