"Social Dumping" and Delocalization: Is there a Case for Imposing a Social Clause ?

Tito Cordella and Isabel Grilo
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Isabel Grilo: CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

No 1995004, LIDAM Discussion Papers CORE from Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE)

Abstract: In many european countries, public opinion seems to be worried about the effect of lower-wage country competition. In newspapers' articles, as well as in policy debates, the terms "social dumpingll becomes more and more popular. Trade unions, worried by the effect of what they call "unfair competition”, propose. in many countries, the adoption of a usocial clausell protecting domestic markets from commodities produced in countries were minimal labour condition, are not met. To the effects of such a policy is devoted our analysis.

Date: 1995-01-01
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