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Are Worker Rights Human Rights? (Advances in Heterodox Economics)

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For me - an European academic - this book was my first intruduction to the world of heterodox economics which draws from Keynesian, Femiinist, Marxian and Institutional traditions. The approach suits the subject and the book is really readable, even if you are not heavily involved in the theoretical discurse (like I am) or if your political beliefs are less "pink". Anyway, McIntre argues convincingly that workers rights (especially of association and collective bargaining as well as minimum standards) are indeed human rights and explores the pros and cons for their enforcement via factory inspectors. Not a book that offers easy solutions but one that I found inspiring and that offers a lot of food for thought.