Fiona Haines

Globalization and Regulatory Character

Regulatory Reform after the Kader Toy Factory Fire

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Originally published in 2005. Uniting critical debates on globalization with those on regulation, this book provides an innovative account of the fate of safety regulation in the face of global pressures. The author addresses the key question of whether globalization is making safety standards better or worse.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 220
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Oktober 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 318g
• ISBN-13: 9781138619791
• ISBN-10: 1138619795
• Artikelnr.: 60022315

Autorenporträt

Fiona Haines

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: The Tragedy of Kader
Industrial disasters, regulatory change and globalization
Regulatory character
Ripples in a pond: The response to Kader
Regulatory character and response: patriarchalism and self-reliance
Regulatory character and response: protest and law reform
Globalization, self-reliance and global rationalism
Globalization, sovereignty and activism
Conclusions
Appendix 1: reflections on research methods
Appendix 2: Tsunami postscript
Bibliography
Index.