Dependence, social dumping and nationalism
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