It has become commonplace to think that globalization has produced a race to the bottom in terms of labor standards and quality of life: the cheaper the labor and the lower the benefits afforded workers, the more competitively a country can participate on the global stage. But in this book the...

Konzerne sind immer wieder in Menschenrechtsverletzungen verwickelt, auch deutsche. Sie profitieren von der Ausbeutung der Arbeiter in Textilfabriken in Asien, in Kohlegruben in Südafrika oder beim Bau fragwürdiger Staudammprojekte in Kolumbien. Soziale Errungenschaften sind vergänglich, das...

It has become commonplace to think that globalization has produced a race to the bottom in terms of labor standards and quality of life: the cheaper the labor and the lower the benefits afforded workers, the more competitively a country can participate on the global stage. But in this book the...