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No, it isn't just globalization. It's globalization done poorly. A level playing field wrt human rights of workers across wherever companies do business should
by sachdevap 7y ago
No, it isn't just globalization. It's globalization done poorly. A level playing field wrt human rights of workers across wherever companies do business should be part of a just (in a humanitarian sense) globalization.
- vkou 7y agoWhen we[1] were drafting trade policies back in the 90s and the 00s, we made zero effort to do globalization 'well'. We made a lot of effort to make sure that it was done in a way that was great for the bottom line of multinationals, though. [1] Or, more specifically, our politicians.
- sachdevap 7y agoPrecisely this. Trade negotiations by their nature are written by the winners, and until the voters wise up to this, we are doomed to repeat these mistakes.
- derg 7y agoI would argue that it was done well because of that, not in spite of that. The bottom line was the only thing that ever mattered.
- andrewksl 7y agoAbsolutely, but there don’t have to be human rights violations in order for a country with lower costs of living to be a more attractive host for manufacturing than one with a higher cost of living.