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The Ambivalence of Good examines the genesis and evolution of international human rights politics since the 1940s. Focusing on key developments such as the shaping of the UN human rights system, decolonization, the rise of Amnesty International, the campaigns against the Pinochet dictatorship, the moral politics of Western governments, or dissidence in Eastern Europe, the book traces how human rights profoundly, if subtly, transformed global affairs. Moving beyond monocausal explanations and narratives prioritizing one particular decade, such as the 1940s or the 1970s, The Ambivalence of Good argues that we need a complex and nuanced interpretation if we want to understand the truly global r...
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The Committee thought that the FCO, British Trade International, BBC World Service and the British Council all do work of crucial national importance at comparatively little cost, but that the level of public spending on these organisations is below that at which they could maximise the promotion of Britain's key interests. The Government response details future additional spending for these organisations as provided for in the 2000 spending review.
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