Bеyond Swеаtshops: Forеign Dirеct Invеstmеnt аnd Globаlizаtion in Dеvеloping Nаtions
Publisher: Brookings Institution Prеss
Number of Pages: 196
Published: 2002-06-01
List price: $18.95
In Beyond Sweatshops, Theodore Moran examines the impact of FDI in manufacturing on growth and welfare in developing countries, and explores how host governments can take advantage of the contributions of foreign investment while avoiding the hazards to lower-skilled workers. The first part of the book examines multilateral proposals designed to place a floor under the treatment of workers around the world, contrasting a WTO-based system to enforce labor standards with "voluntary" arrangements, including corporate codes of conduct, certification organizations, and "sweatshop free" labeling. It...