One of the most contentious issues of globalization is the effect of global economic integration on inequality and poverty. Dollar documents five trends in the modern era of globalization, starting around 1980. Trend 1: Poor country growth rates have accelerated and are higher than rich country...

One of the most contentious issues of globalization is the effect of global economic integration on inequality and poverty. This paper documents five trends in the modern era of globalization, starting around 1980. Trend #1: Poor country growth rates have accelerated and are higher than rich...

One of the most contentious issues of globalization is the effect of global economic integration on inequality and poverty. This article documents five trends in the modern era of globalization, starting around 1980. The first trend is that growth rates in poor economies have accelerated and are...