Public services and international trade liberalization : human rights and gender implications / / Barnali Choudhury.

"Does public service liberalization pose a threat to gender and human rights? Traditionally considered essential services provided by a state to its citizens, public services are often viewed as public goods which embody social values. Subjecting them to market ideology thus raises concerns tha...

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Year of Publication:2012
Language:English
Series:Cambridge international trade and economic law
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Physical Description:xvi, 362 p.
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  • Machine generated contents note: Introduction; Part I. Foundations: 1. International economic law and human rights; 2. Public services; 3. Instruments for liberalizing public services; Part II. Human Rights and Gendered Implications of Liberalization of Public Services: 4. Liberalization of water services; 5. Liberalization of educational services; 6. Liberalization of health services; 7. Accounting for the differential implications of liberalized public services on developing countries and women; Part III. The Future of Liberalization of Public Services: 9. Should public services continue to be liberalized?; 10. Conclusion.