The Race to the Bottom, from the Bottom

Economica - Tập 73 Số 290 - Trang 193-228 - 2006
Nancy H. Chau1, Ravi Kanbur1
1(Cornell University

Tóm tắt

The dominant perspective in discussions of labour and environmental standards and globalization is that of North–South competition and its impact on Northern standards. This paper presents an alternative perspective, that of South–South competition to export to the North and its impact on Southern standards. It develops a simple model of Southern competition, and demonstrates that whether a Southern race to the bottom is possible depends intricately on the Northern demand curve, the size of large exporters relative to each other and the relative size of the competitive fringe of small exporters. The possibility that Northern trade protectionism may undermine Southern standards is also examined.

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Economica

Tập 73 Số 290

193-228

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