"Does public service liberalization pose a threat to gender and human rights? Traditionally considered essential services provided by a state to its citizens, public services are often viewed as public goods which embody social values. Subjecting them to market ideology thus raises concerns tha...

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1. Verfasser:	Choudhury, Barnali 1974- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Cambridge [U.K.] ; New York Cambridge University Press 2012
Schlagworte:	General Agreement on Trade in Services (Organization) Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties > (1969) Service industries > Law and legislation Investments, Foreign > Law and legislation Human rights Women's rights Menschenrecht Öffentliche Dienstleistung Liberalisierung
Zusammenfassung:	"Does public service liberalization pose a threat to gender and human rights? Traditionally considered essential services provided by a state to its citizens, public services are often viewed as public goods which embody social values. Subjecting them to market ideology thus raises concerns that the intrinsic social nature of these services will be negated. Moreover, as those most likely to be reliant on public services, public service liberalization may also further marginalize women. Nevertheless, states continue to increasingly liberalize public services. Barnali Choudhury explores the implications of public service liberalization. Using primarily a legal approach, but drawing from case studies, empirical research and gender theories, she examines whether liberalization under the General Agreement on Trade in Services and other liberalization vehicles such as preferential trade and investment agreements compromise human rights and gender objectives"--
Beschreibung:	xvi, 362 p