Dependence, social dumping and nationalism

Vol. 15 No. 3 (1995)

Jul-Sep / 1995
Published July 1, 1995
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How to Cite

Barros, Alexandre Rands. 1995. “Dependence, Social Dumping and Nationalism”. Brazilian Journal of Political Economy 15 (3):325-42. https://doi.org/10.1590/0101-31571995-0843.

Dependence, social dumping and nationalism

Alexandre Rands Barros
Programa Integrado de Mestrado em Economia e Sociologia da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco – PIMES/ UFPE, Recife/PE, Brasil.
Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 15 No. 3 (1995), Jul-Sep / 1995, Pages 325-342

Abstract

This paper suggests that antidumping clauses in the World Trade Organization
could have a positive impact in the growth of Third World countries. The labor cost increases
caused would pressure for faster technical change, accelerating growth. The possible
short-term unbalances in the current accounts would be temporary and would vanish in the
long-term. It is also argued that the political alliances to introduce such clauses in an international
organization could be an important change in the world political scene, bringing
hope of forthcoming prevailing international relations that could be more positive for Third
World growth.

JEL Classification: F16; J81.


Keywords: International labor division labor quality antidumping