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Beyond sweatshops :

(Number (ISBN

0815798628

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9780815798620

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0815706154

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0815706162

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b771272

Title Proper

Beyond sweatshops :

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[Book]

Other Title Information

foreign direct investment and globalization in developing countries /

First Statement of Responsibility

Theodore H. Moran.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Washington, D.C. :

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Brookings Institution Press,

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©2002.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (v, 196 pages)

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-188) and index.

Text of Note

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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"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 the benefits of FDI in export-oriented, labor-intensive industries where sweatshop-type conditions frequently occur. He contrasts plants that have poor working conditions, health and safety violations, and physical and sexual abuse with those that provide worker training, teamwork production, employee promotions, good working conditions, and even health and daycare benefits." "Using export processing zones (EPZs) in the Philippines, the Dominican Republic, and Costa Rica as examples, Moran shows that the movement from low-skilled activities to slightly higher skilled operations is the key to improving worker treatment in the developing world. Through his examination of the automotive, computer, and electronics industries in Latin America and Southeast Asia, Moran illustrates the way FDI can transform the overall development profile of an entire host country - redefining the economic prospects of hundreds of thousands of workers who are not directly employed in foreign plants. He presents evidence that the greatest flows of FDI are not directed toward lowest-skilled occupations, but go instead to sectors that pay production workers five times more than what is found in garment, textile, and footwear plants."--Jacket.

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JSTOR

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22573/ctvbb2136

Title

Beyond sweatshops.

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0815706154

Economic development.

Foreign trade and employment-- OECD countries.

Investments, Foreign-- Government policy-- Developing countries.

Investments, Foreign-- Moral and ethical aspects-- Developing countries.

Investments, Foreign, and employment-- Developing countries.

Manufacturing industries-- Developing countries-- Employees.

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Investments & Securities / General

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Labor.

Economic development.

Economic development.

Foreign trade and employment-- OECD countries.

Foreign trade and employment.

Investments, Foreign-- Government policy-- Developing countries.

Investments, Foreign-- Government policy.

Investments, Foreign-- Moral and ethical aspects-- Developing countries.

Investments, Foreign-- Moral and ethical aspects.

Investments, Foreign, and employment-- Developing countries.

Investments, Foreign, and employment.

Manufacturing industries-- Developing countries-- Employees.

Manufacturing industries-- Employees.

Developing countries.

OECD countries.

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BUS-- 036000

BUS-- 038000

POL-- 011000

SOC-- 042000

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Moran, Theodore H.,1943-

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20201206171650.0

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[Book]

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