Browsing Institutt for sosiologi og statsvitenskap by Journals "Globalization and Health"
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The health consequences of informal employment among female workers and their children: a systematic review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Informal employment is unprotected and unregistered and it is often characterized by precarious working arrangements. Although being a global phenomenon and the most common type of employment worldwide, ... -
Trade liberalization, social policies and health: an empirical case study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background: This study investigates the health impacts of a major liberalization episode in the textile and clothing (T&C) sector. This episode triggered substantial shifts in employment across a wide range of countries. ... -
USMCA (NAFTA 2.0): tightening the constraints on the right to regulate for public health
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background In late 2018 the United States, Canada, and Mexico signed a new trade agreement (most commonly referred to by its US-centric acronym, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA) to replace the 1994 ... -
USMCA 2.0: A few improvements but far from a 'healthy' trade treaty
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The USMCA (NAFTA 2.0), although signed over a year ago, went through several months of renegotiation of certain of its new rules that the Democrat-controlled US Congress wanted altered or strengthened. In December a ‘Protocol ...