The social dimension of globalization and EU development policy: promoting core labour standards and corporate social responsibility

Journal of European Integration

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 459-477

  Orbie, Jan ^a   Babarinde, Olufemi ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b THUNDERBIRD SCHOOL OF GLOBAL MANAGEMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Core labour standards; decent work; EU development policy; EU trade policy; International Labour Organization; policy coherence; social dimension of globalization

Indexed keywords

EID: 85050331396     PISSN: 07036337     EISSN: 14772280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07036330802142178     Document Type: Article

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