Out of Poverty : Sweatshops in the Global Economy /
By: Powell, Benjamin [author.].
Series: Cambridge studies in economics, choice, and society: Publisher: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014Description: xvi, 181 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.Content type: text | text | still image Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 9781107029903:.Subject(s): Sweatshops | Poverty
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
The anti-sweatshop movement -- The economics of sweatshop wage determination -- Don't cry for me, Kathie Lee : how sweatshop wages compare to alternatives -- Health, safety, and working conditions laws -- Save the children? -- Is it ethical to buy sweatshop products? -- A history of sweatshops, 1780-2010 -- The process of economic development -- What good can activists do?
This title explores how sweatshops provide the best opportunity to workers and the role they play in the process of development, leading to better wages and working conditions.