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Book SynopsisGovernments in poor countries fear that if they undertake measures that enhance real wages and working conditions, rising labor costs will cause richer countries to import from and invest elsewhere. This work examines how the trading system can be reformed to better support efforts by poor countries to promote the well-being of their peoples.
Trade ReviewAn impeccably reasoned and convincing argument in favor of labor standards as part of trade agreements... Highly recommended. Choice a thoughtful, interesting, and generally well written account of a contentioussubject. -- Amitrajeet A. Batabyal Development Policy Review required reading as one of the most important books of recent years -- Michael Pollak Left Business Observer Barry and Reddy also make innovative moral arguments that subvert standard economic assumptions. -- Lisa Fuller Ethics & International Affairs the book is a refreshingly controversial contribution. -- Miriam Ronzoni Global Justice
Table of ContentsList of Tables Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 1. What Is Linkage? Two Propositions 2. Three Types of Linkage, and What Linkage Proponents Must Show 3. What Linkage Opponents Must Show 4. Arguments Against Linkage 5. Ruling Out Linkage Proposals 6. A Constructive Procedure-Identifying Linkage Proposals That Meet the Standard Objections-A Constructive Procedure 7. Sketch of One Posible Linkage System 8. Conclusion Appendix. Empirical Evidence on the Likely Effects of Improvements in Labor Standards Commentary by Kyle Bagwell: Economic Theory, WTO Rules, and Linkage Commentary by Rohini Hensman: Fine-Tuning the Linkage Proposal Commentary by Robert Goodin: The Ethics of Political Linkage Commentary by Roberto Mangabeira Unger: The Transformative Imagination and the World Trading System Reply to Commentators Notes Index
