Essay question: Has there been a ‘race to the bottom’ in terms of working conditions or are poor working conditions and sweatshops an unavoidable part of development? Illustrate your answer with examples. References: Do Workers Benefit from Ethical Trade? Assessing Codes of Labour Practice in Global Production Systems Stephanie Barrientos and Sally Smith Third World Quarterly Vol. 28, No. 4, Beyond Corporate Social Responsibility? Business, Poverty and Social Justice (2007), pp. 713-729 Miller, J 2003, ‘Why Economists Are Wrong About Sweatshops and the Antisweatshop Movement’, Challenge (05775132), 46, 1, p. 93, Business Source Complete, EBSCOhost, viewed 4 February 2016. Multinational Corporations and the Ethics of Global Responsibility: Problems and Possibilities Mahmood Monshipouri Claude E. Welch, Jr. Evan T. Kennedy Where now for fair trade? Bob Dohertya *, Iain A. Daviesb and Sophi Tranchellc Another world is possible – Joseph E. Stiglitz 2006 Wolf, M 2005, ‘Will Globalization Survive?’, World Economics, 6, 4, pp. 1-10, Business Source Complete, EBSCOhost, viewed 4 February 2016 Dani Rodrik 1997 Institute for International Economics https://www.nytimes.com/library/magazine/home/20000924mag-sweatshops.html Marking criteria: What the Assessor will be looking for when marking this assignment: Relevance to the question: Ensure your argument addresses the question clearly and directly. Ensure that the concepts and examples you use are focused on the question that you are addressing and the argument you are making. Critical analysis: Ensure you develop and sustain a coherent argument that is critical (examines obvious counterarguments to your argument) and is supported by providing reasons and evidence to support this position. Evidence: Ensure relevant examples are used. This will require demonstrating careful analysis of other people’s arguments and being critical of the evidence at hand (this may require questioning the assumptions of the material you have read). Clear essay structure: it should possess an introduction that sets out how you are going to answer the question, an essay body that considers evidence and research and then links these to your point of view, and a conclusion that reinforces your position in relation to the question. Expression: Writing and grammar should be clear and consistent. Essay structure should consist of paragraphs of 200 words or so which contains one core idea – avoid using dot points or ‘mini-paragraphs’.
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