Globalisation is already a powerful force for poverty reduction as societies and economies around the world are …, shifting power, and cultural uniformity. Globalization, Growth, and Poverty focuses on globalisation in terms of growing … primarily concerned with the effect that this growing integration has on economic growth and poverty reduction. It assesses the …

important published work on the subject, addresses a core issue of contention: the implications of globalization for poverty and …, Cambridge, MA: MIT Press for NBER, 261-338 -- Andrew Berg and Anne Krueger (2003), 'Trade, Growth, and Poverty - A Selective … McCulloch and Andrew McKay (2004), 'Trade Liberalization and Poverty: The Evidence So Far', Journal of Economic Literature, XLII …

the world, while the numbers of those living in extreme poverty are beginning to rise again after decades of decline. The … unconditional convergence can overlook important policy questions, such as whether countries are likely to eradicate extreme poverty … further behind the rest of the world. Meanwhile extreme poverty numbers are increasing rather than decreasing. Second, average …