| ID | 170997 |
| Title Proper | Civil society and labour rights protection in Asia and the Pacific |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Kim, Dongwook ; Choi, Chonghyun |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Why do some national governments in Asia and the Pacific protect labour rights better in practice than others? This article argues that labour rights are better protected in Asia-Pacific countries where civil society organizations participate more intensively in the government's policy-making process. It goes beyond treating regime type in the aggregate and demonstrates that the associational dimension of regime type plays a critical role in shaping government protection of labour rights in Asia and the Pacific. Multivariate longitudinal analyses of all 30 Asia-Pacific countries from 1981 to 2011 find robust support for the theory, using new data on civil society participation, and controlling for electoral democracy, trade openness, economic development, unobserved country-level heterogeneity, and other factors. |
| `In' analytical Note | Pacific Affairs Vol. 93, No.1, Mar 2020; p 89-112 |
| Journal Source | Pacific Affairs Vol: 93 No 1 |
| Key Words | Civil Society ; Democracy ; Asia ; Labour ; Labour Rights ; Worker |