The race to the bottom, from the bottom

Economica

Volumn 73, Issue 290, 2006, Pages 193-228

  Chau, Nancy H ^a   Kanbur, Ravi ^a,b  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^b CEPR ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION POLICY; EXPORT; GLOBALIZATION; LABOR STANDARD; PROTECTIONISM;

EID: 33645817021     PISSN: 00130427     EISSN: 14680335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0335.2006.00483.x     Document Type: Article

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