POL SCI 124C Chapter Notes - Chapter 18: Dramatization, Institute For Global Labour And Human Rights, Robert Pollin
14 Apr 2018
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Bhagwati, prominent trade economist, went to protests to talk to people there. Ex. protesters dressed as turtles to dramatize a wto ruling that failed to protect turtles from commercial fishnets > learned that they assumed the wto was anti-turtle. B and allies decided to take on student anti-sweatshop activists. This had produced the strongest surge of student activism since the anti-apartheid campaign in the 1980s. But economic analysis had played a small part in the drama, more about morality and public relations. Appeal for better labor practices in the garment industry started with labor, left wing, religious groups (instead of campuses) Because soft fabric and complex patterns don"t allow for easy mechanization. In countries with little protection and low wages. Need to keep clothing prices low to seduce american teenages > pay teenagers who make the clothes a low wage.
