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Author Powell, Benjamin, 1978-

Title Out of poverty : sweatshops in the global economy / Benjamin Powell, The Free Market Institute, Texas Tech University.

Publication Info. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014.

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Description xvi, 181 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Series Cambridge studies in economics, choice, and society
Cambridge studies in economics, choice, and society.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction -- The anti-sweatshop movement -- The economics of sweatshop wage determination -- Don't cry for me, Kathie Lee : how sweatshop wages compare to alternatives -- Health, safety, and working conditions laws -- Save the children? -- Is it ethical to buy sweatshop products? -- A history of sweatshops, 1780-2010 -- The process of economic development -- What good can activists do? -- Conclusion.
Language Text in English.
Subject Sweatshops.
Sweatshops.
Anti-sweatshop movement -- History.
Anti-sweatshop movement.
History.
Economic development -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Economic development -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Genre/Form History.
ISBN 1107029902 (alkaline paper)
1107688930
9781107029903 (alkaline paper)
9781107688933