Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/70229 
Year of Publication: 
2010
Series/Report no.: 
cege Discussion Papers No. 115
Publisher: 
University of Göttingen, Center for European, Governance and Economic Development Research (cege), Göttingen
Abstract: 
Using the KOF Index of Globalization and two indices of economic freedom, we empirically analyze whether globalization and economic liberalization affect governments´ respect for human rights using a panel of 106 countries over the 1981-2004 period. According to our results, physical integrity rights significantly and robustly increase with globalization and economic freedom, while empowerment rights are not robustly affected. Due to the lack of consensus about the appropriate level of empowerment rights as compared to the outright rejection of any violation of physical integrity rights, the global community is presumably less effective in promoting empowerment rights.
Subjects: 
Human Rights
Globalization
Economic Freedom
Liberalization
JEL: 
D78
F55
K10
P48
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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