increasing volatility or by amplifying the adverse effect of external shocks. "--World Bank web site …

-market premium and putting more downward pressure on domestic prices. "--World Bank web site …

Globalisation is already a powerful force for poverty reduction as societies and economies around the world are …

Societies and economies around the world are becoming more integrated. Integration is the result of reduced costs of … of measures that would help countries in danger of becoming marginalized become integrated with the world economy. A …

"For decades the world's agricultural markets have been highly distorted by national government policies, but very … restrictiveness indexes. It then exploits a global agricultural distortions database recently compiled by the World Bank to generate … a sample of 75 countries that together account for more than three-quarters of the world's production of those …

"Despite recent reforms, world agricultural markets remain highly distorted by government policies. Traditional … sector policies are generated without a formal model of global markets or even price elasticity estimates. "--World Bank web …