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The International Labour Organization and the quest for social justice, 1919-2009 / Gerry Rodgers ... [and others].
Lippincott Library HD7801 .I8835 2009
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- International Labour Organization--History.
- International Labour Organization.
- Social justice--History--20th century.
- Social justice.
- History.
- Genre:
- Festschriften.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 272 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Other Title:
- ILO and the quest for social justice, 1919-2009
- Place of Publication:
- Ithaca : ILR Press/Cornell University Press ; Geneva : International Labour Office, 2009.
- Contents:
- 1 An international organization for social justice 1
- A "wild dream" 1
- The central ideas 6
- Tripartism 12
- The system of international labour standards 19
- The ILO in a changing world 25
- 2 Human rights and rights at work 37
- Introduction 37
- Human rights and ILO history 41
- Major themes of the ILO's human rights work 45
- Concluding remarks 90
- 3 The quality of work 93
- Improving working lives 93
- A changing policy environment 96
- The impact of the ILO's work - Some illustrations 107
- The challenges ahead 137
- 4 Social protection 139
- Social protection for all? 139
- The ILO social insurance model between the wars 140
- From social insurance to social security: The war as a transition period 150
- The challenge of "universal" social security 155
- Crisis and controversy: The Chilean pension model as an example 160
- Social protection as part of an integrated ILO approach 165
- Conclusion 169
- 5 Employment and poverty reduction 171
- The interwar period 172
- The Second World War and its immediate aftermath 178
- The 1950s and 1960s 180
- The World Employment Programme 186
- The 1980s 195
- The 1990s 199
- The 2000s 203
- 6 Decent work and a fair globalization 205
- A social foundation for the international economy: The early decades 206
- From planning to deregulation: The post-war decades 209
- The re-emergence of international social policy 213
- The Decent Work Agenda 222
- Looking ahead 235.
- Notes:
- "Copyright ... by International Labour Organization"--T.p. verso.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780801448492
- 0801448492
- OCLC:
- 317824476
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