Trade conditions and labor rights : U.S. initiatives, Dominican and Central American responses /
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| Author / Creator: | Frundt, Henry J. |
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| Imprint: | Gainesville : University Press of Florida, c1998. |
| Description: | xxii, 385 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3561765 |
Table of Contents:
- Pt. 1. General Considerations on Labor Rights. 1. Caribbean Basin Workers Search for Decent Treatment. 2. The Debate over Methods of Achieving Labor Rights. 3. Implementing Labor Rights Through Trade Conditions. 4. The Record of GSP Petitions in Latin America
- Pt. 2. Case Studies. 5. Labor Petitions in El Salvador: A Weak Labor Code. 6. Structural Implications of GSP Pressure in El Salvador. 7. The Guatemalan Case: Reluctant Compromise. 8. Structural Residues of the Guatemalan Case: An Analysis. 9. GSP and Labor Changes in Honduras. 10. Petitions in the Dominican Republic: Stronger Maquila Unions. 11. Regional GSP Efforts in Costa Rica, Panama, and Nicaragua. 12. Workers Evaluate Trade-based Labor Strategies. 13. Conclusion. App. The Impact of CBI on Central American and Caribbean Nations.