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Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. The Pinochet Precedent as an Exemplar of Global Governance -- Chapter 2. Indigenous Rights and Global Governance -- Chapter 3. Corporate Social Responsibility and Global Governance -- Chapter 4. Testing Theories of Labor Rights and Development -- Chapter 5. Torture, Terror, and Unjust Wars -- Chapter 6. Human Rights Treaties and the Pacific Interregnum -- Chapter 7. Two Models and Future Prospects for Global Governance of Human Rights -- Notes -- References -- Index -- Acknowledgments

Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- 1: Introduction: Earthviews and Worldviews -- 2: The Technocratic Prometheans: Engineering Society and Environment -- 3: The Scientific Prometheans: Studying Nature to Improve It -- 4: The Prophetic Prometheans: Envisioning a New World and New Earth -- 5: Conclusion: The Politics of Prometheanism Revisited -- Index.

This revealing book synthesizes research from many fields to offer the first complete history of the roles played by weather and climate in American life from colonial times to the present. Author William B. Meyer characterizes weather events as neutral phenomena that are inherently neither hazards nor resources, but can become either depending on the activities with which they interact. Meyer documents the ways in which different kinds of weather throughout history have represented hazards and resources not only for such exposed outdoor pursuits as agriculture, warfare, transportation, construction, and recreation, but for other realms of life ranging from manufacturing to migration to human health. He points out that while the weather and climate by themselves have never determined the course of human events, their significance as been continuously altered for better and for worse by the evolution of American life.

Recent efforts by Western economic powers to bring labor standards under the authority of the World Trade Organization (WTO) have been opposed by the global South. Prior research has produced conflicting evidence on whether curtailment of labor rights promotes or hinders rapid economic development. This article presents a summary of the relevant policy debates, especially those at the WTO. I also summarize opposing theories that posit restriction of labor rights as either promoting or hindering rapid development. After a review of prior quantitative studies, I present my own novel approach to testing theories of labor rights and development. My conclusion summarizes the implications of the test results for the policy debates and presents a model that could serve to advance the WTO social clause agenda.

Recent efforts by Western economic powers to bring labor standards under the authority of the World Trade Organization (WTO) have been opposed by the global South. Prior research has produced conflicting evidence on whether curtailment of labor rights promotes or hinders rapid economic development. This article presents a summary of the relevant policy debates, especially those at the WTO. I also summarize opposing theories that posit restriction of labor rights as either promoting or hindering rapid development. After a review of prior quantitative studies, I present my own novel approach to testing theories of labor rights and development. My conclusion summarizes the implications of the test results for the policy debates and presents a model that could serve to advance the WTO social clause agenda. Adapted from the source document.