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by Naila Kabeer

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In this path-breaking study, social economist Naila Kabeer examines the lives of Bangladeshi garment workers in Bangladesh and Britain to shed light on the question of what constitutes "fair" competition in international trade. She argues that if the unhealthy coalition of multinationals and labor movements is truly seeking to improve the working conditions for women and children in the "Third World," as well as those of western workers, their efforts should be directed away from an attempt to impose labor standards and towards a support for the organization of labor rights. Any attempt to devise acceptable labor standards at an international level which takes no account of the forces of inclusion and exclusion with local labor movements is, she further argues, likely to represent the interests of the powerful at the expense of those of the weak.

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  • Title The Power to Choose: Bangladeshi Women and Labor Market Decisions in London and Dhaka
  • Author Naila Kabeer
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition New edition
  • Pages 464
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Verso
  • Publication date 2002-08-17
  • Features Bibliography
  • ISBN 9781859842065 / 1859842062
  • Weight 1.15 lbs (0.52 kg)
  • Dimensions 8 x 5 x 1.3 in (20.32 x 12.70 x 3.30 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: British
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
  • Category Politics / Current Events
  • Dewey Decimal Code 331.408

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“A fascinating study of how women workers at two geographic poles of the global garment industry view their lives and work. Textured, ethically probing and challenging—a must read for anyone concerned about the impact of globalisation on workers.”—Gita Sen, Professor at the Indian Institute of Management

“Kabeer has provided valuable statistical data and informative personal testimonies on the lives of an often neglected section of women workers.”—Socialist Review

About the author

Naila Kabeer is a Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex. She has worked extensively on issues related to gender and development in Bangladesh, India and Vietnam.

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