The Paper analyses (i) if globalization is undemocratic, (ii) if NGOs can fill a gap in representation and … accountability, and (iii) the role of inter-governmental (undemocratic) international institutions like the World Bank with regard to … democracy and globalization. A major part deals with the question of whether globalization enhances democracy. The answer is …

This paper traces the links from trade shocks to poverty in developing countries. It considers the determinants of … household and individual welfare (including potential differences between household members) and then identifies six trade-to-poverty …

This paper reviews key recent literature on the effects of trade liberalisation on poverty in developing countries and … income and thus reduces poverty has not changed; some suggest that this is not true for very poor countries, but this is not …

waves of the World Values Survey (1980 to 2005). We thus relate eleven indicators of individual openness to innovation …

and economic lines. History offers many examples of the recurring tensions between science and organized religion, but as …

cities if the share of votes to religious-political parties increases, suggesting that religion--either through individual …

that endowed them with trading skills demanded all over the world. Fourth, the Jews generated a voluntary diaspora by … in the East. Fifth, the majority of world Jewry (about one million) lived in the Near East when the Mongol invasions in …

virtually all major world religions are centered around the importance of the family. …

Since Max Weber, there has been an active debate on the impact of religion on people’s economic attitudes. Much of the … institutional factors. We use the World Values Surveys to identify the relationship between intensity of religious beliefs and …, differentiating on whether a religion is dominant in a country. We find that on average, religious beliefs are associated with ‘good …