The process of globalization has implications for human rights, though
the relationship between the two is not always clear. How does
globalization effect human rights in local contexts? Globalization,
Poverty, and Income Inequality examines the relationship between
globalization and trade liberalization, and poverty and income
inequality, using Indonesia as a case study. Using both aggregate data
and local evidence, this empirically rigorous investigation finds that
although increased trade tends to reduce poverty, there are
exceptions. Globalization via trade in certified organic coffee has
not helped low-income farmers. Globalized access to treatments for
visual problems has been countermanded by rising digitization that
negatively affects visually disabled people, especially those who are
also poor. And although globalized standards of well-defined property
rights are normally a precondition for urbanization, economic growth,
and poverty alleviation, they can clash with the traditional or
informal property rights of an urban underclass. Ultimately,
Globalization, Poverty, and Income Inequality describes an ambiguous
relationship between trade liberalization and inequality, both of
which can increase or decrease in proportion to one another depending
on region and sector. This empirically driven work provides a nuanced
view of the trade-poverty relationship, contributing balanced
testimony to policy debates being held across international forums as
globalization continues its advance.
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Insights from Indonesia
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780774865647
Publisert
2021
Utgave
1. utgave
Utgiver
University of British Columbia Press
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok