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1 online resource (xxviii, 517 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction / Erik André Andersen and Birgit Lindsnæs -- Global public goods-concepts and definitions -- The state and the citizen: natural law as a public good / Peter Wivel -- Public goods: concept, definition, and method / Erik André Andersen and Birgit Lindsnæs -- On human rights / Lone Lindholt and Birgit Lindsnæs -- The global and the regional outlook: how can global public goods be advanced from a human rights perspective? / Birgit Lindsnæs -- Peace and security -- Peace as a global public good / Bjørn Møller -- International institutions for preserving peace and security / Erik André Andersen -- The law of war / Rikke Ishøy -- The case of Bosnia and Herzegovina / Erik André Andersen -- State and citizen -- Is good governance a global public good? / Hans-Otto Sano -- Legal protection and the rule of law as a global public good / Hans Henrik Brydensholt and Kristine Yigen -- Curbing corruption: a global public good-the potential of international cooperation / Kristine Yigen -- Access to global public goods for socially and economically vulnerable groups / Rie Odgaard and Kristine Yigen -- Access to information-- The right to know / Anders Jerichow -- Internet access as a global public good / Henrik Lindholt and Rikke Frank Jørgensen -- Research, global public goods and welfare / Peder Andersen -- Education as a global public good / Diego Bang -- Examples of implementation -- Health is global -- and a moving target / Poul Birch Eriksen, Ellen Bangsbo, Jens Kvorning, Lene Lange, Esben Sønderstrup, Uffe Torm, and Ib Bygbjerg -- (Fresh) water as a human right and a global public good / Jannik Boesen and Poul Erik Lauridsen -- The international trade system / Christian Friis Bach -- The global responsibility of private companies / Henrik Brade Johansen, Helle Bank, Jørgensen, and Jens Kvorning -- Problems and potentials in the application of global public goods / Erik André Andersen, Peder Andersen, and Birgit Lindsnæs. |
| Summary |
Aims to contribute to the debate on global public goods. This book investigates the possibilities and disadvantages of applying the idea of public goods in a global context. It explains the history of the concept and its significance for human rights. |
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Public goods.
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Public goods. |
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Human rights.
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Human rights. |
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Globalization -- Social aspects.
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Globalization -- Social aspects. |
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Social justice.
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Social justice. |
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Economics -- Political aspects.
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Economics -- Political aspects. |
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Economics. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Human rights. |
| Added Author |
Andersen, Erik André.
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Lindsnaes, Birgit.
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| Added Title |
Public goods and human rights |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Towards new global strategies. Leiden ; Boston : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2007 9789004155077 9004155074 (DLC) 2007026843 (OCoLC)147988522 |
| ISBN |
9789047421290 (electronic book) |
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9047421299 (electronic book) |
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9789004155077 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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9004155074 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
| Standard No. |
10.1163/ej.9789004155077.i-520 |
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