No Sweat? Living Standards and Sweatshop Wages in Developing Countries

The article focuses on the long-standing debate among economists regarding the impacts of anti-sweatshop activism, which intensified in the late 1990s as the movement gained institutional traction within labor unions and NGOs. It explores the differing perspectives on sweatshops, their working conditions, and the potential consequences of meeting the demands of anti-sweatshop activists, with some arguing it could worsen the welfare of workers in poor countries.

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