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...

Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Information -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- 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...

Executive summary -- Overview -- The role of US multinationals in the US economy and the evolution of their domestic operations -- Outward FDI by US multinationals: implications for US jobs, exports, and investment -- Globalization of R&D by US multinationals: implications for US prosperity --...