摘要：We develop a model to illustrate potential complexities in the relationship between
corporate geographical diversification and the health and safety (H&S) standards set in national
jurisdictions. A firm, that initially has a plant in its home country, may choose to also have one or
two foreign plants in order to improve its bargaining position versus local governments, and so
ensure reduced H&S standards, i.e. a race-to-the-bottom. However, contrary to the main focus of
the popular debate on this topic, we note the potential for the race-to-the-bottom tendency to be
exerted on H&S standards in the multinational company’s home rather than host country, and
also for an upward push on H&S to instead result
