Book contents
- Out of Poverty
- Cambridge Studies in Economics, Choice, and Society
- Out of Poverty
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Anti-Sweatshop Movement
- 3 The Economics of Sweatshop Wage Determination
- 4 Don’t Cry for Me Kathie Lee
- 5 Health, Safety, and Working Conditions Laws
- 6 The Rana Plaza Disaster and Its Aftermath
- 7 Save the Children?
- 8 Is It Ethical to Buy Sweatshop Products?
- 9 A History of Sweatshops, 1780–2019
- 10 The Process of Economic Development
- 11 What Good Can Activists Do?
- 12 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
4 - Don’t Cry for Me Kathie Lee
How Sweatshop Wages Compare with Alternatives
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 January 2025
Book contents
- Out of Poverty
- Cambridge Studies in Economics, Choice, and Society
- Out of Poverty
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Anti-Sweatshop Movement
- 3 The Economics of Sweatshop Wage Determination
- 4 Don’t Cry for Me Kathie Lee
- 5 Health, Safety, and Working Conditions Laws
- 6 The Rana Plaza Disaster and Its Aftermath
- 7 Save the Children?
- 8 Is It Ethical to Buy Sweatshop Products?
- 9 A History of Sweatshops, 1780–2019
- 10 The Process of Economic Development
- 11 What Good Can Activists Do?
- 12 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter compares the living standards provided by sweatshop wages to other alternative living standards in the countries where sweatshops are located. The main finding is that sweatshop pay compares favorably with widespread poverty living standards and agricultural earnings in the countries in which sweatshops operate and often even compares favorably with average living standards.
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- Out of PovertySweatshops in the Global Economy, pp. 57 - 69Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025