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International Trade and Labor Standards: A Proposal for Linkage
Sanjay Reddy
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Description for International Trade and Labor Standards: A Proposal for Linkage
Hardback. Governments in poor countries fear that if they undertake measures that enhance real wages and working conditions, rising labor costs will cause richer countries to import from and invest elsewhere. This work examines how the trading system can be reformed to better support efforts by poor countries to promote the well-being of their peoples. Num Pages: 232 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Progressive governments in poor countries fear that if they undertake measures to enhance real wages and working conditions, rising labor costs would cause wealthier countries to import from and invest elsewhere. Yet if the world trading system were designed to facilitate or even reward measures to promote labor standards, poor countries could undertake them without fear. In this book, Christian Barry and Sanjay G. Reddy propose ways in which the international trading system can support poor countries in promoting the well-being of their peoples. Reforms to the trading system can lessen the collective-action problem among poor countries, increasing their ... Read more
Progressive governments in poor countries fear that if they undertake measures to enhance real wages and working conditions, rising labor costs would cause wealthier countries to import from and invest elsewhere. Yet if the world trading system were designed to facilitate or even reward measures to promote labor standards, poor countries could undertake them without fear. In this book, Christian Barry and Sanjay G. Reddy propose ways in which the international trading system can support poor countries in promoting the well-being of their peoples. Reforms to the trading system can lessen the collective-action problem among poor countries, increasing their ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Weight
453g
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231140485
SKU
V9780231140485
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About Sanjay Reddy
Christian Barry teaches philosophy in the School of Humanities and is a senior research fellow at the Center for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics at the Australian National University. He holds a Ph.D. in philosophy from Columbia University, and his research interests include international ethics, global justice, and the philosophy of action. Sanjay G. Reddy is an assistant professor ... Read more
Reviews for International Trade and Labor Standards: A Proposal for Linkage
An impeccably reasoned and convincing argument in favor of labor standards as part of trade agreements... Highly recommended. Choice a thoughtful, interesting, and generally well written account of a contentioussubject.
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Amitrajeet A. Batabyal Development Policy Review required reading as one of the most important books of recent years
Michael Pollak Left Business Observer Barry and Reddy also make ... Read more