The quest for global rules for improved working conditions in developing countries advocated by NGOs and labor unions in advanced industrial countries are generally rejected by defenders of globalization.Which of the following is not an argument likely to be used by Oatley and the defenders of greater globalization? A) Improved global labor standards will yield less investment, less production, fewer jobs and a return to poverty. B) The effort to establish higher labor standards globally is just a ruse for more protectionism by unions in advanced industrial countries. C) Higher standards are unnecessary because working conditions in the developing world will improve without them. D) Wages in all societies are linked to productivity not labor market regulations like minimum wage standards. E) Greater growth of the world economy is driven only by corporate profits, not concern for greater dignity for workers in both developing and developed countries.

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Oatley and defenders of globalization are more likely to argue that greater growth of the world economy is driven by corporate profits rather than concern for improving working conditions in both developing and developed countries. The other options are arguments that defenders of globalization commonly use to reject improved global labor standards advocated by NGOs and labor unions.

The Quest for Global Rules for Improved Working Conditions in Developing