Labor Ethics

Are sweatshops a least-​bad choice for the third world? Is capitalism inherently exploitative of these workers? Brennan applies the foregoing discussion of political philosophy to the case of labor ethics.

Jason Brennan

Jason Brennan is the Robert J. and Elizabeth Flanagan Associate Professor of Strategy, Economics, Ethics, and Public Policy at Georgetown University. He is the author of Against Democracy (2016), Markets without Limits (2015), Compulsory Voting: For and Against (2014), Why Not Capitalism? (2014), Libertarianism: What Everyone Needs to Know (2012), The Ethics of Voting (2011), and A Brief History of Liberty (2010). Brennan also blogs at Bleeding Heart Libertarians.

Are sweatshops a least-​bad choice for the third world? Is capitalism inherently exploitative of these workers? Brennan applies the foregoing discussion of political philosophy to the case of labor ethics.

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Political Philosophy: An Introduction

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