Publication
Local Government and Participatory Democracy: The Quest for Grassroots Politics in Asia
Wednesday, 1 July 2015
One of the most interesting aspects of globalization is how it has paradoxically created greater demand for and appreciation of localization, that is to say: the growing focus on grassroots democratic participation, preservation of long-cherished cultural traditions, and an…
The Battle for Decent Work: Labor Migration and Labor Rights in Asia
Friday, 23 January 2015
All across the world, from Europe and Asia, to Africa and Latin America, the last three decades have witnessed the gradual and persistent retrenchment of state institutions, most especially in the realm of economics. Such seismic renegotiation in the relationship between the state and markets…