Odd couple: international trade and labor standards in history

"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...

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Main Author: Huberman, Michael
Institution:ETUI-European Trade Union Institute
Format: TEXT
Language:English
Published: New Haven 2011
Yale University Press
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Online Access:https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19132549124919507219-odd-couple-international-trade.htm
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description "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."
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physical XII, 237 p.
Paper
publishDate 2011
publisher New Haven
Yale University Press
spellingShingle Huberman, Michael
globalization
labour standard
quality of working life
workers rights
social inequality
Odd couple: international trade and labor standards in history
title Odd couple: international trade and labor standards in history
topic globalization
labour standard
quality of working life
workers rights
social inequality
url https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19132549124919507219-odd-couple-international-trade.htm