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Are Worker Rights Human Rights? (Advances in Heterodox Economics)
Richard Paul Mcintyre
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Description for Are Worker Rights Human Rights? (Advances in Heterodox Economics)
Paperback. In a global economy, workers must assert their collective rights as workers in order to win human rights as individuals. By introducing Marxian and Institutional analysis, this book reveals the class relations and power structures that determine the position of workers in the global economy. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1 figure, 5 tables. BIC Classification: JPVH; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
In a global economy, workers must assert their collective rights as workers in order to win human rights as individuals. 'Workers of the world, unite!' Karl Marx's famous call to action still promises an effective means of winning human rights in the modern global economy, according to economist Richard P. McIntyre. Currently, the human rights movement insists upon a person's right to life, freedom, and material necessities. In democratic, industrial nations such as the United States, the movement focuses more specifically on a person's civil rights and equal opportunity.The movement's victories since WWII have come at a cost, however. The ... Read more
In a global economy, workers must assert their collective rights as workers in order to win human rights as individuals. 'Workers of the world, unite!' Karl Marx's famous call to action still promises an effective means of winning human rights in the modern global economy, according to economist Richard P. McIntyre. Currently, the human rights movement insists upon a person's right to life, freedom, and material necessities. In democratic, industrial nations such as the United States, the movement focuses more specifically on a person's civil rights and equal opportunity.The movement's victories since WWII have come at a cost, however. The ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, United States
ISBN
9780472050420
SKU
V9780472050420
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About Richard Paul Mcintyre
Richard P. McIntyre is Director of the University Honors Program and Professor of Economics at the University of Rhode Island.
Reviews for Are Worker Rights Human Rights? (Advances in Heterodox Economics)
An important contribution to the interdisciplinary study of labor. McIntyre's book will challenge the debate over labor rights on all fronts. - Michael Hillard, University of Southern Maine ""An important, timely, and needed contribution to our understanding of worker rights."" - Patrick McHugh, George Washington University