Beyond Sweatshops : Foreign Direct Investment and Globalization in Developing Countries /

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"In Beyond Sweatshops, Theodore Moran shows how the dangers associated with FDI can be avoided and the globalization process turned into a win-win outcome for workers and communities in both developed and developing countries." "Moran begins his analysis by examining the perils and th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Moran, Theodore H., 1943-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, 2002.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Manufacturing industries > Employees.
Investments, Foreign > Moral and ethical aspects.
Investments, Foreign > Government policy.
Investments, Foreign, and employment.
Foreign trade and employment.
Economic development.
Investments, Foreign > Government policy > Developing countries.
Investments, Foreign > Moral and ethical aspects > Developing countries.
Manufacturing industries > Developing countries > Employees.
Foreign trade and employment > OECD countries.
Investments, Foreign, and employment > Developing countries.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Investments & Securities / General
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Labor.
economic development.
Developpement economique.
Commerce international et emploi > Pays de l'Organisation de cooperation et de developpement economiques.
OECD countries.
Developing countries.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Foreign direct investment in low-wage, low-skill activities
  • Improving the treatment of workers at the bottom by providing a path up from below
  • Core standards for the treatment of workers around the world
  • WTO-based enforcement of core labor standards
  • Voluntary mechanisms for improving the treatment of workers
  • Using foreign investment to shape host-country development
  • The impact of outward investment on the home economy of the investor.

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