Global Governance, Development and Human Security: The Challenge of Poverty and Inequality (Human Security in the Global Economy)

by Caroline Thomas

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This book argues that the global development and security agendas are merging. No longer is the language of security confined within the straitjacket of the state and associated national security concerns. The spotlight is shifting to the legitimate security concerns of human beings. The book examines how development is promoted by global governance institutions and how this has impacted on human security in the 1990s.



Caroline Thomas focuses on the effects of trade, finance, and investment liberalisation on deepening inequality. She explores different approaches for addressing the deepening inequality which threatens the economy at all levels, from the household, to the community, to the global. The book investigates reformist and transformist visions of the future and the contrasting policies tabled for their achievements. Thomas argues that ultimately human security requires a different developmental strategy.
  • ISBN10 0745314260
  • ISBN13 9780745314266
  • Publish Date 20 September 2000
  • Publish Status Out of Stock
  • Out of Print 13 August 2010
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Pluto Press
  • Format Hardcover (Library Binding)
  • Pages 168
  • Language English