Globalisation, Human Rights and Labour Law in Pacific Asia
Globalisation, Human Rights and Labour Law in Pacific Asia
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USDAnthony Woodiwiss's pathbreaking book was the first substantive contribution to a sociology of human rights. In it, he takes up the question of whether so-called Asian values are compatible with human rights discourse and argues against human rights issues being the major obstacle to East-West co-operation. Dr Woodiwiss's sociological and post-structuralist approach to the concept of rights, and his incorporation of the transnational dimension into sociological theory, enable him to demonstrate how the global human rights regime can accommodate Asian patriarchalism, while Pacific Asia is itself adapting by means of what he calls 'enforceable benevolence'. His studies of Hong Kong, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Singapore highlight similarities between Pacific-Asian and Western societies and offer a positive view of the social forces obtaining in these territories.
- Offers a sociological theory of human rights
- Shows compatibility of 'Asian values' and human rights, and highlights similarities between East and West
- Includes case studies of Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines
Reviews & endorsements
"In excellent case studies of the Philippines, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Malaysia, the author treats postcolonial paternalistic labor policies as a healthy form of `enforceable benevolence.' His study will contribute to greater appreciation of Asian values for a select audience of academics." Choice
"...a particularly compelling illustration of the hybrid origins and diverse multiplicity of contemporary Asian modernities." Pacific Affairs
"The major strength of Woodiwiss's Globalisation, Human Rights and Labour Law in Pacific Asia is his sociologically informed analysis of labor law regimes in the Philippines, Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore." Braham Dabscheck, Comparative Labor Law & Policy Journal
Product details
May 1998Paperback
9780521628839
330 pages
229 × 152 × 19 mm
0.49kg
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Table of Contents
- Introduction: the 'clash' of civilisations' and the problem of human rights
- Part I. Against Relativism and Absolutism: Towards a Globally Enforceable Concept of Human Rights:
- 1. Transnational sociality, sociological theory and human rights
- 2. The challenge of pacific capitalism: from Pax Americana to The Japanese Way? Part II. Human Rights, Labour Law and Patriarchalism in Pacific Asia:
- 3. The Philippines and mendicant Patriarchalism
- 4. Hong Kong and individualistic patriarchalism
- 5. Malaysia and authoritarian patriarchalism
- Singapore and the possibility of enforceable benevolence
- Conclusion.
