FOUR PROPOSITIONS ABOUT INTERNATIONAL LABOUR STANDARDS
International labour rights organisations pay considerable attention to the working conditions in less developed countries. For labour rights activists, labour standards such as collective bargaining rights and maternal leave promote economic progress. We argue that this perspective has the causation backwards and that it is economic development that causes the codification of improved working conditions. Copyright (c) 2009 The Authors. Journal compilation (c) Institute of Economic Affairs 2009. Published by Blackwell Publishing, Oxford.
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2009
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Authors: | Carden, Art ; Hall, Joshua |
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Economic Affairs. - Wiley Blackwell. - Vol. 29.2009, 4, p. 78-79
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Wiley Blackwell |
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