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Author Moran, Theodore H., 1943-

Title Beyond sweatshops [electronic resource] : foreign direct investment and globalization in developing countries / Theodore H. Moran.

Imprint Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2002.

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 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description v, 196 p.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-188) and index.
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.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Investments, Foreign, and employment -- Developing countries.
Foreign trade and employment -- OECD countries.
Manufacturing industries -- Developing countries -- Employees.
Investments, Foreign -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Developing countries.
Investments, Foreign -- Government policy -- Developing countries.
Economic development.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 0815706162 (cloth : alk. paper)
0815706154 (pbk. : alk. paper)

 
    
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