Title Globalisation, human rights and labour law in Pacific Asia / Anthony Woodiwiss

Published Cambridge, U.K. ; New York, N.Y. : Cambridge University Press, [1998] ©1998

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Description xii, 316 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Series Cambridge studies in law and society Cambridge studies in law and society. Contents Introduction: the 'clash of civilisations' and the problem of human rights -- Pt. 1. Against absolutism and relativism: towards a globally enforceable concept of human rights. 1. Transnational sociality, sociological theory and human rights. 2. The challenge of Pacific capitalism: from Pax Americana to the Japanese Way? -- Pt. 2. Human rights, labour law and patriarchalism in Pacific Asia. 3. The Philippines and mendicant patriarchalism. 4. Hong Kong and patriarchalist individualism. 5. Malaysia and authoritarian patriarchalism. 6. Singapore and the possibility of enforceable benevolence Analysis Human rights -- Asia, Southeastern Labor laws and legislation -- Asia, Southeastern Social values -- Asia, Southeastern Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 270-303) and index Subject Human rights -- Southeast Asia. Human rights -- Southeast Asia. Labor laws and legislation -- Southeast Asia. Social values -- Southeast Asia. LC no. 97025650 ISBN 0521621445 0521628830

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