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Opening Up by Cracking Down investigates the paradoxical relationship between labor repression and trade liberalization in democratic developing countries. Adam Dean explores how governments reconcile democratic institutions with restrictive labor policies to facilitate market-oriented economic reforms.
The book analyzes the political economy of institutional decisions, demonstrating how policymakers suppress labor organizing and worker protections to attract foreign investment and implement trade agreements. Dean examines case studies from various developing democracies, revealing patterns in how state capacity, labor movements, and international pressures shape these outcomes.
Part of the Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions series, this work contributes to understanding the tensions between democratization and neoliberal economic policies. It provides insights into why some developing nations experience declining labor standards despite democratic governance, offering crucial perspectives for scholars of political economy, development studies, and labor relations.
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