Incorporating Labor Standards into Trade Agreements : An Ethical Analysis

Some individuals advocate incorporating labor standards into trade agreements. Others are vehemently opposed to the idea. Both sides to the controversy give compelling arguments to support their positions. This paper examines the controversy and applies ethical theory to determine whether including labor standards into trade agreements is a good idea

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Year of publication:	2003
Authors:	Yoon, Yeomin ; McGee, Robert W.
Publisher:	[S.l.] : SSRN
Subject:	Sozialstandards \| Labour standards \| Handelsabkommen \| Trade agreement \| Welt \| World \| WTO-Recht \| WTO law \| Theorie \| Theory \| Ethik \| Ethics

Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (18 p)
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	10.2139/ssrn.410362 [DOI]
Classification:	D6 - Welfare Economics ; D7 - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making ; F1 - Trade ; J3 - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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