Debates over the damaging effects of capitalism on the social fabric are as old as capitalism itself. Starting in the late nineteenth century, these discussions gave rise to concrete social measures - including labor laws, social security systems, public welfare, and eventually elements of development policy. While such regulations and social programs were implemented within national boundaries, they were, from the beginning, debated on an international scale at the same global stage on which capitalism operates. Through the work of the ILO, these discussions and initiatives have since been extended worldwide. The first objective of this seminar is to examine how social regulation has come to be understood as an effort to humanize capitalism. We will trace how these measures emerged at an international level in response to the persistent tension between the free market - valued for its economic efficiency - and social justice - regarded as essential for maintaining peace at both national and international levels…. ./.
- Учитель: Sandrine Kott