Political Economy of New Slavery

CHRISTIEN VAN DEN ANKER is a Lecturer at the Centre for the Study of Global Ethics at the University of Birmingham. Her main interests include the intersection of international normative theory, globalization and human rights. She is currently preparing a book on Global Social Justice. She is the convenor of the BISA Working Group on Global Ethics.

• Introduction: Combating Contemporary Slavery; C.van den Anker PART I: CAUSES AND PERSPECTIVES Contemporary Slavery, Globalization and Global Justice; C.van den Anker Migration and Security? The Wrong End of the Stick; J.Doomernik Trafficking and International Law; D.Ould The Belgian Counter Trafficking Policy; B.Moens, N.Praet & A.Dormaels PART II: CASES AND RECOMMENDATIONS Responses to Sexual Slavery: From the Balkans to Afghanistan; V.Firmo-Fontan Migrant Domestic Workers and Slavery; B.Anderson Bonded Labour in South Asia: India, Nepal and Pakistan; K.Upadhyaya Child Labour in Latin America: Issues and Policies in Honduras; R.Nizan Child Labour, Education and Child Rights Among Cocoa Producers in Ghana; A.Berlan PART III: STRATEGIES AND FRAMEWORKS FOR CHANGE The Global Framework for Development- Instrumentality or Contested Ethical Space?; N.Dower Strategies for Change: The Tobin Tax; E.Dowling Modern Slavery and Fair Trade Products: Buy One and Set Someone Free; I.Manokha Slavery as Piracy - a Legal Case for Reparations for Historical Slavery; G.Van Bueren

'Christien van den Anker unearths copious examples of appalling mistreatment of the vulnerable by the unscrupulous on a daily basis...there is no doubting her sincerity about raising awareness of what is going on in poorer parts of the world.' - The Guardian 'The collection is a valuable resource for students, academics, NGO workers, or anyone who wishes to gain good overall knowledge of the global human trafficking situation and forms of slaveryThe Political Economy of New Slavery is a worthy book that deserves to be read to educate the public about global slavery more effectively. ' - Perspectives