Can Labor Standards Improve Under Globalization?

by Kimberly Ann Elliott, Richard B. Freeman, Richard Freeman

Book Overview

Protesters now routinely fill the streets when any large, formal meeting dealing with international economic issues takes place. They express concern about the potential social and environmental costs of globalization and want negotiators to address these issues in trade agreements and international organizations. In addition, the debate over whether and how to link labor standards to trade has led to an impasse in American trade policy for much...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0881323322
• ISBN13: 9780881323320
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: Peterson Institute for International Economic
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher