Over the past decades, the world has witnessed an unprecedented growth in global value chains, propelled by increasingly demanding quality standards. These trends lead to concerns about the impact of value chains on development and poverty and about the possible protectionist nature of quality...

A break-through in historical scholarship on international politics in the twentieth century in general and on the role of international organizations, human rights and development in particular. It is immensely gratifying to see this excellent book appear in English translation, which makes it...

The national distributional instruments which are normally referred to are more or less developed and established in particular two efficient distributional mechanisms; the first instrument insists on the establishment of an efficient tax regime putting the disadvantaged members of the society...

The International Labour Organisation has played a significant role in promoting international labour standards.India, being a member of the ILO ever since its formation, has effectively contributed to the codification of such standards.India has similarly been benefiting from these standards in...

If you bring two distinct problematics together, you need to bear in mind that they have been articulated for specific purposes and audiences. Nevertheless, we are asking, if the Decent Work agenda can, in some way, help us act upon the impact of uneven and combined development on the world of...

Out of Poverty provides a comprehensive defence of Third World sweatshops that does not put economic efficiency over people, but instead explores methods of improving the welfare of those in Third World countries. The author explains how sweatshops provide the best opportunity for workers; and...