1st Edition

Trade and Human Rights The Ethical Dimension in US - China Relations

By Susan C. Morris Copyright 2002
218 Pages
by Routledge

218 Pages
by Routledge

This title was first published in 2002: Utilizing the case of the 1994 US decision to delink China’s human rights record from most favoured nation status, Susan C. Morris addresses the critical issues where commercialism and human rights converge. This insightful addition to the literature on US foreign policy on human rights draws on both political and economic theory, touching upon the... Read more
Contents: Introduction; Theoretical perspectives; The evolution of US - China trade policy; Delinking trade and human rights; Transnational influences; Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.

Biography

Susan C. Morris, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, USA

’This is a careful examination of a key stage in US - China relations, viewed in various theoretical perspectives and discussed with an eye to future political developments. It enhances our knowledge of a relationship whose importance is only matched by its complexity.’ Professor David P. Forsythe, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA