Table of Contents

1. Working in the global economy; 2. Producing globally; 3. Inside and out: the determinants of labor rights; 4. Conceptualizing workers' rights; 5. The overall picture: economic globalization and workers' rights; 6. Varieties of capitalists? The diversity of multinational production; 7. Labor rights, economic development, and domestic politics: a case study; 8. Conclusions and issues for the future.

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Labor Rights and Multinational Production explores the relationship between workers' rights and economic globalization in developing countries.

About the Author

Layna Mosley is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is the author of Global Capital and National Governments, and her articles have appeared in American Political Science Review, International Organization, International Studies Quarterly, and Comparative Political Studies, among other publications. Her past research has been funded by the German Marshall Fund of the United States, the National Science Foundation, and the Social Science Research Council.

Reviews

'By providing a comprehensive new database on collective rights violations, the book offers a powerful tool for additional statistical analysis. By highlighting the diverse impacts of different sectors, firms, and types of multinational organisation in labor rights, it opens several new lines for future research. By problematizing the impact of foreign policy debates at both the domestic and international levels. Industrial and Labor Relations Review