Download or read book Odd Couple written by Michael Huberman and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2012-05-29 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It has become commonplace to think that globalization has produced a race to the bottom in terms of labor standards and quality of life: the cheaper the labor and the lower the benefits afforded workers, the more competitively a country can participate on the global stage. But in this book the distinguished economic historian Michael Huberman demonstrates that globalization has in fact been very good for workers’ quality of life, and that improved labor conditions have promoted globalization.