Global Governance, Development and Human Security by Caroline Thomas

Global Governance, Development and Human Security by Caroline Thomas

This book argues that the global development and security agendas are merging. No longer is the language of security confined within the straitjacket of the state and associated national security concerns. The spotlight is shifting to the legitimate security concerns of human beings. The book examines how development is promoted by global governance institutions and how this has impacted on human security in the 1990s. Caroline Thomas focuses on the effects of trade, finance, and investment liberalisation on deepening inequality. She explores different approaches for addressing the deepening inequality which threatens the economy at all levels, from the household, to the community, to the global. The book investigates reformist and transformist visions of the future and the contrasting policies tabled for their achievements. Thomas argues that ultimately human security requires a different developmental strategy.

'Succeeds superbly in explaining and evaluating from a political economy perspective the theoretical and practical underpinnings of human security in light of global economic transformation' -- Development in Practice

Caroline Thomas is Professor of Global Politics at the University of Southampton. Her publications include Trade and New Social Issues (Routledge, 1998); Globalization and the South (Macmillan, 1997) and The Environment in International Relations, (RIIA, 1992).

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ISBN 13	9780745314211
ISBN 10	074531421X
Title	Global Governance, Development and Human Security
Author	Caroline Thomas
Series	Human Security In The Global Economy
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Pluto Press
Year published	2000-09-20
Number of pages	168
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