Faced with the Evidence of Poor Working Conditions and Low

question 21

Multiple Choice

Faced with the evidence of poor working conditions and low wages in the border maquiladoras,economists

• A)argue that U.S.consumers should not consume lettuce.
• B)argue that the poor conditions and low wages are actually improvements for the Mexican workers,and may be cited as gains- from- trade.
• C)argue that Mexico's generally high overall productivity offsets these conditions.
• D)agree that trade theory is thus proven hollow and internally inconsistent.
• E)shrug their shoulders and ignore the issue.

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