Good for the goose, bad for the gander: International labor standards and comparative development

Journal of Labor Research

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 658-676

  Hall, Joshua C ^a   Leeson, Peter T ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative development; International labor standards; Sub saharan Africa; Sweatshop

Indexed keywords

EID: 36248993993     PISSN: 01953613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12122-007-9017-y     Document Type: Article

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