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Author:   Sanjay Reddy ,  Christian Barry
Publisher:   Columbia University Press
Imprint:   Columbia University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780231140485

ISBN 10:   0231140487
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   03 July 2008
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

List of Tables Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 1. What Is Linkage? Two Propositions 2. Three Types of Linkage, and What Linkage Proponents Must Show 3. What Linkage Opponents Must Show 4. Arguments Against Linkage 5. Ruling Out Linkage Proposals 6. A Constructive Procedure-Identifying Linkage Proposals That Meet the Standard Objections-A Constructive Procedure 7. Sketch of One Posible Linkage System 8. Conclusion Appendix. Empirical Evidence on the Likely Effects of Improvements in Labor Standards Commentary by Kyle Bagwell: Economic Theory, WTO Rules, and Linkage Commentary by Rohini Hensman: Fine-Tuning the Linkage Proposal Commentary by Robert Goodin: The Ethics of Political Linkage Commentary by Roberto Mangabeira Unger: The Transformative Imagination and the World Trading System Reply to Commentators Notes Index

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An impeccably reasoned and convincing argument in favor of labor standards as part of trade agreements... Highly recommended. Choice a thoughtful, interesting, and generally well written account of a contentioussubject. -- Amitrajeet A. Batabyal Development Policy Review required reading as one of the most important books of recent years -- Michael Pollak Left Business Observer Barry and Reddy also make innovative moral arguments that subvert standard economic assumptions. -- Lisa Fuller Ethics & International Affairs the book is a refreshingly controversial contribution. -- Miriam Ronzoni Global Justice

An impeccably reasoned and convincing argument in favor of labor standards as part of trade agreements... Highly recommended. -- Choice a thoughtful, interesting, and generally well written account of a contentious subject. -- Amitrajeet A. Batabyal, Development Policy Review required reading as one of the most important books of recent years -- Michael Pollak, Left Business Observer Barry and Reddy also make innovative moral arguments that subvert standard economic assumptions. -- Lisa Fuller, Ethics & International Affairs the book is a refreshingly controversial contribution. -- Miriam Ronzoni, Global Justice

Author Information

Christian Barry teaches philosophy in the School of Humanities and is a senior research fellow at the Center for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics at the Australian National University. He holds a Ph.D. in philosophy from Columbia University, and his research interests include international ethics, global justice, and the philosophy of action. Sanjay G. Reddy is an assistant professor of economics at Barnard College and at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University, and his research interests include development economics, international economics, and economics and philosophy.

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