Dr. Benjamin Powell provides a defense of Third World sweatshops that does not put economic efficiency over people but instead explores methods of improving the welfare of those in Third World countries. He explains how sweatshops provide the best opportunity for workers; and how they play an important role in development, leading to better wages and working conditions. Using economic theory, empirical evidence, and historical investigation, He argues that the anti-sweatshop movement would harm the very workers it intends to help by creating less-desirable alternatives and undermining development.

Based on his book, The China Dilemma: Rethinking US-China Relations Through Public Choice Theory (American Institute for Economic Research, 2023), Dr. Ryan Yonk offers a public choice analyisis to set the table for a more sober and complete conversation regarding the economic relationship between the United States and China.