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Capitalism And Human Rights, Rhoda E. Howard-Hassmann

Political Science Faculty Publications

Books Discussed in this Article:

Amnesty Intemational (Dutch Section) and Pax Christi International, Multinational Enterprises and Human Rights: a Report. Utrecht, November 1998.

G.B. Madison, The Political Economy of Civil Society and Human Rights. New York: Routledge, 1998.

William H. Meyer, Human Rights and International Political Economy in Third World Nations. Westport, Conn: Praeger, 1998.

Vol. 3, No. 2: Spot The Alien, Vincent Williams, Jonathan Crush

Southern African Migration Programme

No abstract provided.

Vol. 3, No. 1: Women Migrants Play Positive Role, Jonathan Crush, Vincent Williams

Southern African Migration Programme

No abstract provided.

An Inquiry Into Changing Industrial Labour Force Patterns: Developed And Developing Countries, Kimberley Birjis Naqvi

Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)

Structural transformation patterns are examined to search for a systematic breakdown in the historical relationship between rising GDP and rising industrial labour force shares. Some older industrialised countries have considered focusing on knowledge and skill intensive activity as a new 'engine of growth' in response to industrial employment decline, and stagnating incomes. Such new economic activity anticipates trade with industrialising countries, whose incomes would rise with industrialisation. This relationship is dependent on the persistence of labour-intensive specialisation in industrialising countries. Three trends might prevent prolonged specialisation: increased international competitiveness, rising capital-intensity in production, and international economic specialisation. Each of these …