International Labor Standards: History, Theory, and Policy OptionsISBN: 978-1-4051-0555-2
Hardcover
360 pages
March 2003, Wiley-Blackwell
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Introduction: Kaushik Basu, Henrik Horn, Lisa Román, Judith Shapiro.
Part II: The Evolution of Labor Standards:.
1. The History and Political Economy of International Labor Standards: Stanley Engerman (Rochester University).
Commentary 1.1 The Parallels Between the Past and the Present: Jane Humphries (All-Souls College, Oxford University).
Commentary 1.2 Legislation Versus Bargaining Power: The Evolution of Scandinavian Labor Standards: Karl-Ove Moene and Michael Wallerstein (Oslo University).
Part III: The Theory of International Labor Standards:.
2. The Impact of International Labor Standards. A Survey of Economic Theory: Nirvikar Singh (University of California, Santa Cruz).
Commentary 2.1 Old Wine in New Bottles?: T.N. Srinivasan (Yale University).
Commentary 2.2 Governing Labor Relations: Tore Ellingsen (Stockholm School of Economics).
Part IV: The Issue Of Child Labor:.
3. Child Labor: Theory, Evidence and Policy: Drusilla Brown (Tufts University), Alan Deardorff (Michigan University), and Robert Stern (Michigan University).
Commentary 3.1 The Political Economy of Child Labor: Alan Krueger (Princeton University).
Commentary 3.2 Social Norms, Coordination and Policy Issues in the Fight Against Child Labor: Luis-Felipe López-Calva (El Colegio de Mexico).
Part V: The International Organisation and Enforcement of Labor Standards:.
4. A Role For The WTO: Robert Staiger (University of Wisconsin).
Commentary 4.1 Trade and Labor Standards. To Link or Not to Link?: Alan L Winters (University of Sussex).
Commentary 4.2 The Need to Micro-Manage Regulatory Diversity: Petros Mavroidis (University of Neuchatel).
Index.