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The Ethical and Economic Case Against Sweatshop Labor: A Critical Assessment

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  • Benjamin Powell

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    Article provided by Springer in its journal Journal of Business Ethics.

    Volume (Year): 107 (2012)
    Issue (Month): 4 (June)
    Pages: 449-472

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    Handle: RePEc:kap:jbuset:v:107:y:2012:i:4:p:449-472
    DOI: 10.1007/s10551-011-1058-8
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    Keywords: Sweatshops; Exploitation; Coercion; Minimum wage; Labor law;

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    1. Kimberly Ann. Elliott & Richard B. Freeman, 2004. "White Hats or Don Quixotes? Human Rights Vigilantes in the Global Economy," NBER Chapters,in: Emerging Labor Market Institutions for the Twenty-First Century, pages 47-98 National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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    Cited by:

    1. Domènec Melé, 2014. "“Human Quality Treatment”: Five Organizational Levels," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 120(4), pages 457-471, April.
    2. Leonid A. Krasnozhon & David Simpson & Walter E. Block, 2015. "Fair Trade: Its Real Impact On The Working Poor," Review of Social and Economic Issues, Romanian-American University, vol. 1(2), pages 5-28, march.
    3. Mathew Coakley & Michael Kates, 2013. "The Ethical and Economic Case for Sweatshop Regulation," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 117(3), pages 553-558, October.

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