Globalization and Regulatory Character: Regulatory Reform After the Kader Toy Factory Fire

ISBN-13: 9781138619791 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 220 str.

Fiona Haines

Opis

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.

Spis treści

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.

O autorze

Fiona Haines