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Public Services and International Trade Liberalization

Human Rights and Gender Implications

Barnali Choudhury author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:20th Nov '14

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This books examines whether public service liberalization poses a threat to gender and human rights?

Does public service liberalization pose a threat to gender and human rights? Aimed at trade, investment, human rights and gender specialists, as well as academics, this book seeks to answer this question and debunks the myth that the focus of the inquiry should be on the GATS.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 that the intrinsic social nature of these services will be negated. Moreover, as those most likely to be reliant on public services, public service liberalization may also further marginalize women. Nevertheless, states continue to increasingly liberalize public services. Barnali Choudhury explores the implications of public service liberalization. Using primarily a legal approach, but drawing from case studies, empirical research and gender theories, she examines whether liberalization under the General Agreement on Trade in Services and other liberalization vehicles such as preferential trade and investment agreements compromise human rights and gender objectives.

ISBN: 9781107471177

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 20mm

Weight: 510g

380 pages