The globalization of capital in East and Southeast Asia - Measuring the impact on human rights standards

This study examines the effect of the globalization of capital on the attainment of human rights standards in East and Southeast Asia. The basic questions asked are: Can international financial institutions and multinational corporations (MNCs) counterbalance the excesses of abusive authoritarian governments and usher in more democratic political regimes by exporting Western human rights expectations and practices? Or, on the contrary, will the expansion of globalization in developing economies simply multiply the exploitation of hapless citizens?.