Tag: Dani Rodrik

Sweatshops, Sweatshops Everywhere

Nov 26, 2007

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mwkruse

in Asia, Christian Life, Economics, Globalization, India, International Affairs, Poverty

Dani Rodrik's Weblog: Sweatshops, Sweatshops Everywhere Rodrik is reacting to an article in the New York Times about Con Edison discovering their manhole covers are being made in a sweatshop in India. An embarrassed Con Edison says that it is now rewriting its international contracts to include safety requirements. Fine, but what if these requirements…
Arguably the worst argument ever

Aug 13, 2007

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mwkruse

in Economics, Politics, Public Policy

The Economist Free Exchange: Arguably the worst argument ever THERE is an entertaining econoblog punch-up brewing between Harvard's Dani Rodrik and George Mason's Alex Tabarrok. It commenced with this post by Mr Rodrik, in which he admits that the theoretical basis for government intervention in areas such as "education, health, social insurance, and macroeconomic stabilisation"…