International Labor Standards And International Trade
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Author | : Mr.Stephen S. Golub |
Publisher | : International Monetary Fund |
Total Pages | : 38 |
Release | : 1997-04-01 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1451845537 |
This paper reviews controversies regarding linkage of international trade and labor standards. Pressures for international harmonization of labor standards arise in the context of increased trade between countries with large disparities in wages, and also reflect the history of labor standards. A critical distinction is made between standards related to fundamental human rights and those related to employment conditions. The main conclusion is that trade sanctions to enforce labor standards should not be an option, but that international agreements on core labor standards, with voluntary compliance, may, apart from being worthwhile on ethical grounds, defuse calls for protection.
Author | : Michael Huberman |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 253 |
Release | : 2012-05-29 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0300158769 |
It has become commonplace to think that globalization has produced a race to the bottom in terms of labor standards and quality of life: the cheaper the labor and the lower the benefits afforded workers, the more competitively a country can participate on the global stage. But in this book the distinguished economic historian Michael Huberman demonstrates that globalization has in fact been very good for workers’ quality of life, and that improved labor conditions have promoted globalization.
Author | : Christian Barry |
Publisher | : Columbia University Press |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 2008-07-03 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0231512961 |
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 freedom to pursue policy that better serves the interests of their people. Incorporating the right kind of linkage between trading opportunities and the promotion of labor standards could empower countries, allowing them greater effective sovereignty and enabling them to improve the circumstances of the less advantaged. Barry and Reddy demonstrate how linkage can be made acceptable to all players, and they carefully defend these ideas against those who might initially disagree. Their volume is accessible to general readers but draws on sophisticated economic and philosophical arguments and includes responses from leading labor activists, economists, and philosophers, including Kyle Bagwell, Robert Goodin, Rohini Hensman, and Roberto Mangabeira Unger.
Author | : Keith Eugene Maskus |
Publisher | : World Bank Publications |
Total Pages | : 92 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Commercial policy |
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Author | : Robert J. Flanagan |
Publisher | : Stanford University Press |
Total Pages | : 302 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 9780804746908 |
This book provides the most thorough empirical assessment to date of the impact of international regulation on labor standards and conditions, and critically analyzes the common race-to-the-bottom view that globalization and international competition can only further degrade labor standards.
Author | : OECD |
Publisher | : OECD Publishing |
Total Pages | : 254 |
Release | : 1996-09-09 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9264104887 |
Recent years have witnessed growing concern over the controversial issue of trade and labour standards. This study provides the first comprehensive analysis of these questions and reviews evidence for a large number of countries throughout the world.
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Total Pages | : 56 |
Release | : 1998 |
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Author | : Kimberly Ann Elliott |
Publisher | : Peterson Institute for International Economics |
Total Pages | : 204 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : |
In this study, the authors move beyond the debate on the relative merits and risks of a social clause in trade agreements and focus on practical approaches for improving labour standards in a more intergrated global economy.
Author | : OECD |
Publisher | : OECD Publishing |
Total Pages | : 122 |
Release | : 2000-10-10 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9264188002 |
Provides a current overview of key issues with respect to core labour standards and their relation to trade and employment
Author | : Stephen S. Golub |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1998 |
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This paper reviews controversies regarding linkage of international trade and labor standards. Pressures for international harmonization of labor standards arise in the context of increased trade between countries with large disparities in wages. The paper also discusses the history of labor standards.