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Globalizing social justice : the role of non-government organizations in bringing about social change / Jeffrey Atkinson and Martin J. Scurrah.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: International political economy seriesPublisher: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009Description: xviii, 252 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780230221130 (hbk.)
  • 0230221130
Other title:
  • Globalising social justice : the role of non-government organisations in bringing about social change
  • Globalising social justice
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 303.44091724 22
LOC classification:
  • HC60 .A844 2009
Contents:
Types and tactics -- Challenges and questions -- Oxfam and its global campaign on trade -- Case study: garment workers in Sri Lanka -- Case study: trade and agriculture in India -- Oxfam's global extractive industries campaigning -- Case study: natural gas project in Peru / Catherine Ross -- Case study: jobs and health in Peru / Martin Scurrah, Jeannet Lingán and Rosa Pizarro -- Legitamacy, accountability and voice.
Summary: "A study of the international NGO advocacy for social and environmental justice, this book looks at the fundamental issues of legitimacy, accountability and democracy that such activities involve and how they are manifested. It presents case studies on trade issues, labour rights, extractive industries and indigenous people in Asia and South America"--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Types and tactics -- Challenges and questions -- Oxfam and its global campaign on trade -- Case study: garment workers in Sri Lanka -- Case study: trade and agriculture in India -- Oxfam's global extractive industries campaigning -- Case study: natural gas project in Peru / Catherine Ross -- Case study: jobs and health in Peru / Martin Scurrah, Jeannet Lingán and Rosa Pizarro -- Legitamacy, accountability and voice.

"A study of the international NGO advocacy for social and environmental justice, this book looks at the fundamental issues of legitimacy, accountability and democracy that such activities involve and how they are manifested. It presents case studies on trade issues, labour rights, extractive industries and indigenous people in Asia and South America"--Provided by publisher.

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