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In this chapter we begin to answer the question posed by Heymann and Kidman by examining a number of different discourses in which globalisation and health have been framed. These discourses compete for political influence and hold differing potential for what remains the single most important global health imperative: a dramatic shift in the distribution (and redistribution) of global resources essential to health.
Ultimately, the question should not be whether a human being is better off in a sweatshop working 100 hours a week or unemployed … The question needs to be: can we come up with a better version of globalization?
(Heymann & Kidman 2007)
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© 2008 Ronald Labonté and Glenn Laverack
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Labonté, R., Laverack, G. (2008). Working to Build Empowerment: The Global Challenge. In: Health Promotion in Action. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230228375_7
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