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 …

Societies and economies around the world are becoming more integrated. Integration is the result of reduced costs of …. Integration--or "globalization"--has generated anxieties about rising ineuality, shifting power, and cultural uniformity. This … globalization to provide opportunities for poor people and to reduce and mitigate the risks it generates. This report presents three …

-U.S. migration. On average, a doubling of FDI inflows leads to a 1.5-2 percent fall in migration. "--World Bank web site … direct investment (FDI) flows, creating jobs and reducing migration to the United States. Since poor data on illegal flows to … predictions using data on migration within Mexico where the census data permit careful analysis. They offer the first …

lead to greater entry into relatively capital-intensive enterprises by migrants' origin households. "--World Bank web site …