An uneducated, unskilled person has a clear advantage in competing for work: the willingness and the ability to offer one’s labor at a low wage rate. It should be noted, however, that a minimum wage would restrict his ability to compete for jobs.
The same logic holds for the third world country. A poor country has the willingness and ability to use relatively low wages to compete for jobs and investment. Special interest groups may attempt to prevent their ability to compete in the world market. WTO protestors are a good example of special interest groups’ attempts to limit the ability of the poor to compete in the global economy.