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In other words, developing countries would have been earning $2.66 trillion more each year for their exports if their labour was paid fairly on the world market.
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But I don't understand what fair means. I find it normal that wages are smaller where living expenses are smaller; where all the services are cheaper.....maybe even free....where the entire popularion can afford to pay more for goods, so that companies make more money so they can pay their employees more....not all jobs in a country are producing exports for the US, so that you can compare their wages....i just don't get it..
The Divide: A Brief Guide to Global Inequality and its Solutions
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