International Labor Standards: History, Theory, and Policy Options

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.