International Labor Standards: Globalization, Trade, and Public Policy - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0804746907 ISBN 13: 9780804746908

Verlag: Stanford Law and Politics, 2003

Inhaltsangabe

In this age of globalization, countries and corporations are under increasing pressure to adopt and follow international labor standards. 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.

The authors examine current standards and regulations, along with recent proposals to compel developing countries to adopt labor standards. They also consider other mechanisms for advancing labor conditions, such as lowering barriers to migration, increasing foreign aid, and encouraging more rapid economic growth. In addition, the book presents a complete description and appraisal of current voluntary corporate codes of conduct, and concludes with a detailed evaluation of the change in labor conditions in Mexico since the adoption of more open trade policies in 1986.

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Robert J. Flanagan is the Konosuke Matsushita Professor, Emeritus, of International Labor Economics and Policy Analysis at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford Univerisity. William B. Gould IV is the Charles A. Beardsley Professor, Emeritus, of Law at Stanford Law School and Former Chairman of the U.S. National Labor Relations Board.

Robert J. Flanagan is the Konosuke Matsushita Professor, Emeritus, of International Labor Economics and Policy Analysis at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford Univerisity. William B. Gould IV is the Charles A. Beardsley Professor, Emeritus, of Law at Stanford Law School and Former Chairman of the U.S. National Labor Relations Board.

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In this age of globalization, countries and corporations are under increasing pressure to adopt and follow international labor standards. 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.
The authors examine current standards and regulations, along with recent proposals to compel developing countries to adopt labor standards. They also consider other mechanisms for advancing labor conditions, such as lowering barriers to migration, increasing foreign aid, and encouraging more rapid economic growth. In addition, the book presents a complete description and appraisal of current voluntary corporate codes of conduct, and concludes with a detailed evaluation of the change in labor conditions in Mexico since the adoption of more open trade policies in 1986.

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In this age of globalization, countries and corporations are under increasing pressure to adopt and follow international labor standards. 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.
The authors examine current standards and regulations, along with recent proposals to compel developing countries to adopt labor standards. They also consider other mechanisms for advancing labor conditions, such as lowering barriers to migration, increasing foreign aid, and encouraging more rapid economic growth. In addition, the book presents a complete description and appraisal of current voluntary corporate codes of conduct, and concludes with a detailed evaluation of the change in labor conditions in Mexico since the adoption of more open trade policies in 1986.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Stanford Law and Politics
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2003
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0804746907
• ISBN 13: 9780804746908
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 300
• Herausgeber: Flanagan Robert J., Gould William B.
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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