Opening Up By Cracking Down - Labor Repression Trade Liberalization in Democratic Developing

This book develops a novel theory of globalization in developing countries. The author argues that democratic governments used labor repression to overcome union opposition to trade liberalization. The book presents evidence from archival research on Argentina, Bolivia, Mexico, India, and Turkey, as well as cross-national quantitative analysis.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Open democracies: how labor repression facilitates trade liberalization; 2. Trade liberalization around the world: cross-national quantitative tests; 3. Democracy is not enough: labor rights and trade policy in Mexico, Argentina, Bolivia, Turkey, and India; 4. India's middle path: preventive arrests and general strikes; 5. Opening Argentina: Menem's repression of the CGT; 6. Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography.

About the author

Adam Dean is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University. His first book, From Conflict to Coalition (Cambridge University Press, 2016), was a finalist for the J. David Greenstone Book Prize.

Summary

This book develops a novel theory of globalization in developing countries. The author argues that democratic governments used labor repression to overcome union opposition to trade liberalization. The book presents evidence from archival research on Argentina, Bolivia, Mexico, India, and Turkey, as well as cross-national quantitative analysis.

Foreword

Details how democratic developing countries used labor repression to overcome labor union opposition to free trade.

Product details

• Authors: Adam Dean, Adam (George Washington University Dean, Dean Adam
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.10.2022
• EAN: 9781108478519
• ISBN: 978-1-108-47851-9
• No. of pages: 180
• Series: Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, International Relations, Politics & government, Political science & theory, Comparative Politics, Politics and government, Political science and theory, International institutions, International institutions / intergovernmental organizations