The Globalization of Poverty
Tags: GLOBALIZATION; INTERNATIONAL trade; POVERTY; EQUALITY
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- Spreading the Gains from Globalization. Kaplinsky, Raphael // Problems of Economic Transition;Jun2004, Vol. 47 Issue 2, p74
In recent years, globalization has been associated with increasing inequality within and between countries, and with a stubbornly large share of the world's population living in poverty. If the "losers"had been confined to those who did not participate in the global economy, then the policy...
- THE WORLD IS WINNING, NOT LOSING, THE WAR ON POVERTY. Crook, Clive // National Journal;1/25/2003, Vol. 35 Issue 4, p229
Examines the results of a research in Australia which aims to oppose the general view that globalization has failed to address poverty and inequality. Criticisms against globalization; Comparison of income shares in rich and poor countries; Indications of the economic impact of globalization.
- Missing the Wood for the Trees. O'Brien, Terry // Policy;Autumn2003, Vol. 19 Issue 1, p63
Comments on an article reviewing two Reserve Bank of Australia/Treasury volumes dealing with globalization, poverty and inequality issues, published in the Summer 2003 issue of 'Policy.' Technical arguments about the size of the decline in poverty; Reasons why liberalization is not an...
- Comments. // Economia;Fall2008, Vol. 9 Issue 1, p187
The author examines an article by Erik Thorbecke and Machiko Nissanke on the effect of globalization on the poor in Latin America. The author argues that the paper dealt with the problem of studying a cross-disciplinary phenomenon by concentrating only on the economic aspects of globalization...
- The Escape Route. Goldin, Ian // Newsweek (Atlantic Edition);12/17/2001, Vol. 138 Issue 25, p50
Discusses the limits of globalization, and the idea that although rising trade reduces poverty, some will have to migrate to escape it. Poor in Africa and parts of the former Soviet Union who have been left out of the global economy; How poor people face trade barriers which are double those...
- The Escape Route. Goldin, Ian // Newsweek (Pacific Edition);12/17/2001, Vol. 138 Issue 25, p40
Discusses the limits of globalization, and the idea that although rising trade reduces poverty, some will have to migrate to escape it. Poor in Africa and parts of the former Soviet Union who have been left out of the global economy; How poor people face trade barriers which are double those...
- ASYMMETRIC Globalization. Birdsall, Nancy // Brookings Review;Spring2003, Vol. 21 Issue 2, p22
Addresses the need for better global politics to realize the values and rules critical to a secure and just world. Overview of the debate over the implications of market-led globalization for the poor; Changes in global inequality and world poverty; Problems with globalization; Agenda of good...
- Globalization, poverty, and hyperdevelopment in Papua New Guineas mining sector. Banks, Glenn // Focaal;2005, Issue 46, p128
The size and dramatic impact of the large scale mines of Melanesia make a useful case study of the effects of economic globalization on local communities, particularly in terms of poverty and inequality. In the context of debates concerning globalization and poverty, this article examines the...
- IT'S A SMALLER WORLD. Keeler, Dan // Global Finance;Nov2006, Vol. 20 Issue 10, p16
The article presents information on the changing nature of globalization and its impact on the balance of political and economic power across the world. Globalization is known as a process of greater integration within the world economy through movements of technology, capital, goods and...
