Racing to the bottom: International trade without a social clause

Third World Quarterly

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1011-1028

  Chan, Anita ^a   Ross, Robert J S ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILATERAL AGREEMENT; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; LABOR STANDARD; WAGE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 30344453575     PISSN: 01436597     EISSN: 13602241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01436590310001630044     Document Type: Article

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