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1 - Introduction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2025

Benjamin Powell
Affiliation:
Texas Tech University
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This chapter introduces the economic perspective on sweatshops and some alternatives available to workers. It explains the ethical standard – the welfare of Third World sweatshop workers and other poor people in the countries where sweatshops are located – that will be used throughout the book, and it provides an overview of what will be covered in the coming chapters.

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Out of Poverty
Sweatshops in the Global Economy
, pp. 1 - 8
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025

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  • Introduction
  • Benjamin Powell, Texas Tech University
  • Book: Out of Poverty
  • Online publication: 02 January 2025
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009505321.002
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  • Introduction
  • Benjamin Powell, Texas Tech University
  • Book: Out of Poverty
  • Online publication: 02 January 2025
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009505321.002
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  • Introduction
  • Benjamin Powell, Texas Tech University
  • Book: Out of Poverty
  • Online publication: 02 January 2025
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009505321.002
Available formats
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