Human Rights and Capitalism
Author | : Janet Dine |
Publisher | : Edward Elgar Publishing |
Total Pages | : 401 |
Release | : 2006-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781845428839 |
ISBN-13 | : 1845428838 |
Rating | : 4/5 (39 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Human Rights and Capitalism brings together two important facets of the globalization debate and examines the complex relationship between human rights, property rights and capitalist economies. Human rights issues have become increasingly important in this debate and their place as harbingers of justice or as an instrument of oppression is fiercely contended. Both sides of this issue are considered in the contributions to this book and the complex relationships between human rights, human dignity and capitalist economies are the themes running throughout the work. Appearing at a time when these issues are a subject of extreme controversy, this book is distinguished by its balanced and academic approach.