Joshua B. Forrest

Local Autonomy as a Human Right

The Quest for Local Self-Rule

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Produktbeschreibung

This interdisciplinary study argues that local control represents a universal social value that ought to be codified in international law as a human right.

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Produktdetails

• Studies in Social and Global Justice
• Verlag: RLPG/Galleys
• Seitenzahl: 590
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. August 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 39mm
• Gewicht: 1099g
• ISBN-13: 9781538154496
• ISBN-10: 1538154498
• Artikelnr.: 62533671

Autorenporträt

Joshua B. Forrest is Professor and Department Chair of History and Political Science at La Roche University, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1. Local Control, Human Rights and Globalization
Chapter 2. The Moral and Legal Case: Human Rights, Community Rights and
Legal Pluralism
Chapter 3. Territory and Social Values in Global History
Chapter 4. Local Environmental Autonomy vs. 'Monumentalism'
Chapter 5. Towards Agrarian Autonomy
Chapter 6. Weak States, Strong Localities: Do Localities Benefit from State
Fragility?
Chapter 7. The Decentralization Fix?
Chapter 8. Home Rule in the U.S.; The Local Dynamics of Fracking
Chapter 9. Large Cities as Power Brokers
Chapter 10. Towards Micro-local Policy Influence: Participatory Budgeting
Chapter 11. Conclusion: Local Control as Social Value
Bibliography