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FOUR PROPOSITIONS ABOUT INTERNATIONAL LABOUR STANDARDS
Author(s) -
Carden Art,
Hall Joshua
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
economic affairs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.24
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1468-0270
pISSN - 0265-0665
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-0270.2009.01951.x
Subject(s) - collective bargaining , causation , perspective (graphical) , labour economics , labour law , economics , political science , law , artificial intelligence , computer science
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.