Why Economists Are Wrong About Sweatshops and the Antisweatshop Movement

John Miller

Challenge, 2003, vol. 46, issue 1, pages 93-122

Abstract: Some economists argue that low-wage labor employed by multinational companies in developing nations is usually beneficial. Wages are typically higher than what is available in domestic work. But there is another view. This economist takes on some of our board members in a piece that argues that sweatshops should not be easily tolerated in developing nations.

Date: 2003

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