Jeffrey Atkinson, Martin Scurrah

Gebundenes Buch

Globalizing Social Justice

The Role of Non-Government Organizations in Bringing about Social Change

Beschreibung

A study of the international NGO advocacy for social and environmental justice, it 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.

Autor

JEFF ATKINSON is Advocacy Coordinator with Oxfam Australia. He is the author of several books and numerous papers on topics related to economic and social development.   MARTIN SCURRAH is a researcher in Peru. He has worked in NGOs in Peru and as South America Regional Director for Oxfam America. He has published on land reform, rural cooperatives, worker self-management and extractive industries.

Produktdetails

• International Political Economy Series
• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-0-230-22113-0
• 2009 edition
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 142mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 534g
• ISBN-13: 9780230221130
• ISBN-10: 0230221130
• Artikelnr.: 26397181