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19 Jul 2017, 1:06 pm
The Algorithms of Ideology in Economic Planning: A Critical Look at Cuba’s National Economic and Social Development Plan 2030, With a Focus on the Pharma Sector (Conference Draft) Larry Catá Backer[1]Short Abstract: The development plans of Marxist Leninist states are usually given short shrift as expressions of ideology (at best) and propaganda (at its most pathetic). [read post]
18 Jul 2017, 7:36 pm
Larry Catá Backer Pennsylvania State UniversityDr. [read post]
16 Jul 2017, 3:02 pm
(Pix © Larry Catá Backer 2017)In May, 2017, the Utrecht Center for Accountability and and Liability Law (UCALL), sponsored an excellent conference, Accountability and International Business Operations: Providing Justice for Corporate Violations of Human Rights, Labor and Environmental Standards. [read post]
11 Jul 2017, 1:54 pm
(Pix © Larry Catá Backer 2017)A reading of the two articles suggests the continuing richness of the debate about the UNGP in the evolving context of managing behaviors in global production. [read post]
4 Jul 2017, 3:53 pm
(Pix © Larry Catá Backer 2016)For American Independence Day I have gotten into the habit of considering questions touching on the essence of American political ideology (e.g., Democracy Part 36: Representative Democracy in an Age Beyond the State--The United States in a Global Political Society; Ruminations 56: On Symbols in American Political Ideology--From Russian Imperial Anthems to Confederate Battle Flags, Marriage, Legislature, and Statute;… [read post]
29 Jun 2017, 1:21 pm
(Pix © Larry Catá Backer 2016))It was my great pleasure to participate in the recently concluded "Symposium On the Internationalization of the RMB: Risks and Challenges Ahead," presented by the Queen Mary University of London Centre for Commercial Law Studies in collaboration with the East China University of Political Science and Law, in association with the Institute for Global Law, Economics and Finance and organized by Professor Rodrigo… [read post]
23 Jun 2017, 5:15 pm
(Pix © Larry Catá Backer 2017)The Coalition for Peace and Ethics and the Foundation for Law and International Affairs have started a joint project on "Social Credit. [read post]
22 Jun 2017, 8:45 am
(Pix © Larry Catá Backer 2017) I have posted a draft of my essay, "The Human Rights Obligations of State Owned Enterprises (SOEs): Emerging Conceptual Structures and Principles in National and International Law and Policy. [read post]
4 Jun 2017, 7:51 pm
--> (Ancient Automobile Trinidad, Cuba 2015 Pix © Larry Catá Backer 2016)I am pleased to let those interested know that I have posted a draft of my essay, "The Human Rights Obligations of State Owned Enterprises (SOEs): Emerging Conceptual Structures and Principles in National and International Law and Policy. [read post]
25 May 2017, 5:46 pm
What We Can Learn from the Rana Plaza Factory Building Collapse Larry Catá Backer*Abstract: In 2013, over a thousand workers were killed when the Rana Plaza factory building collapsed in Bangladesh, one housing several garment factories producing goods for global consumer markets. [read post]
18 May 2017, 1:58 pm
Larry Catá Backer is Professor of Law and International Affairs at Penn State University. [read post]
18 May 2017, 12:06 am
(Pix © Larry Catá Backer 2017)Sponsored by the Utrecht Center for Accountability and and Liability Law (UCALL), the upcoming conference, Accountability and International Business Operations: Providing Justice for Corporate Violations of Human Rights, Labor and Environmental Standards, as its name suggests, brings together a great group of individuals to consider one of the most dynamic areas of law and policy today--the normative and methodological… [read post]
12 May 2017, 12:45 pm
Shaping a Global Law for Business Enterprises: Framing Principles and the Promise of a Comprehensive Treaty on Business and Human Rights Larry Catá Backer† I. [read post]
10 May 2017, 6:06 pm
(Pix © Larry Catá Backer 2017)I am pleased to let those interested know that I have posted a draft of my essay, "Sovereign Wealth Funds, Capacity Building, Development, and Governance. [read post]
6 May 2017, 8:08 am
(Pix © Larry Catá Backer 2017)My friend Karin Buhmann, Professor, Dr.scient.adm. [read post]
5 May 2017, 6:55 am
By LARRY CATÁ BACKER.Re-posting of the four essays follows below. [read post]
2 May 2017, 5:46 am
The research and drafting of this booklet is supervised and supported by Larry Catá Backer (白 轲) a director of the Coalition for Peace & Ethics (“CPE”), an independent organization founded in 2006, which engages and promotes the production and dissemination of knowledge that is meant to empower people to take control of their lives for personal and societal betterment in ways that are respectful to individuals and the… [read post]
1 May 2017, 1:00 pm
(Pix Larry Catá Backer 2017)By Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council (A/HRC/RES/32/31 (20 July 2016) E F S A C R) the High Commissioner was requested to prepare a Report:. . . [read post]
29 Apr 2017, 6:34 pm
Larry Catá Backer Globalization has proven to be a double-edged sword. [read post]
25 Apr 2017, 2:27 pm
Those reflections are followed by a bio of Dean Shen Wei.Reflections on Shen Wei: "One Belt One Road Initiative and Beyond in the Context of (Anti-) Globalization" Larry Catá Backer (白 轲)Dean Shen Wei first noted that what seemed like a straightforward question, on the OBOR initiative, actually serves as a nexus point for a more complex series of issues around which China is shaping its macro-economic policies. [read post]
