The first in-depth analysis of how global governance impacts on the lives of ordinary people. This new volume includes four detailed case studies on labour, migration, children and development that explore the actual nature of governance policies in the GPE.

Jean Grugel is Professor of Politics at the University of Sheffield, UK.

Nicola Piper was Senior Research Fellow at the Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore during the research and drafting process of this book and has meanwhile taken up a Senior Lectureship in the Department of Geography at the University of Wales Swansea, UK.

1. Global Governance and Rights 2. International Migration 3. The Regulatory Framework of Economic Migration 4. The Governance of Migration in Southeast and East Asia 5. Children's Sphere in a Globalizing World 6. Governing Childhood 7. The Governance of Children in Latin America 8. Conclusion