<> "The repository administrator has not yet configured an RDF license."^^ . <> . . . "Why Do States Commit to International Labour Standards?\r\nThe Importance of “Rivalry” and “Friendship”"^^ . "Ratifying conventions adopted by the International Labour Organization creates legal\r\nobligations to improve labour standards in the domestic economy. Why do states\r\nchoose to ratify them? Two influential theoretical approaches offer contrasting\r\nexplanations. Rational institutionalist theory expects states to use institutions such as\r\nthe ILO to improve or consolidate their preferred standards while reducing the risk of\r\nsuffering competitive disadvantages in world markets. In this view, ILO conventions\r\nare devices for the prevention and mitigation of regulatory “races to the bottom”\r\namong trade rivals. By contrast, sociological institutionalism expect states to ratify\r\nILO conventions if doing so conforms to a norm of appropriate behaviour that is\r\nprevalent in the states’ respective peer groups. The paper develops observable\r\nimplications of the two explanations and tests them by applying spatial regression\r\nmodels to seven core ILO conventions, 187 countries, and 40 years. The paper finds\r\nsome evidence in support of both explanations, but sociological institutionalism is\r\nsupported more strongly than rational institutionalism."^^ . "2010-11" . . "The London School of Economics and Political Science, Political Science and Political Economy Group "^^ . . . . . . . . . . "Leonardo"^^ . "Baccini"^^ . "Leonardo Baccini"^^ . . "Mathias"^^ . "Koenig-Archibugi"^^ . "Mathias Koenig-Archibugi"^^ . . . . . "HTML Summary of #75 \n\nWhy Do States Commit to International Labour Standards? \nThe Importance of “Rivalry” and “Friendship”\n\n" . "text/html" . . . "JA Political science (General)"@en . .