Public Services and International Trade Liberalization : Human Rights and Gender Implications /

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...

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Main Author: Choudhury, Barnali, (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Series:Cambridge International Trade and Economic Law.
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