of 'globalization.' Ravallion views the issue through both 'macro' and 'micro' empirical lenses. The macro lens uses … micro approaches cast doubt on some wide generalizations from both sides of the globalization debate. Additionally the micro … Research Group--is part of a larger effort in the group to assess the distributional impacts of economywide policies"--World …

The past eight years witnessed China's phenomenal growth and integration into the world economy, expedited by its … accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001. The accession greatly accelerated China's domestic reforms. By the end … of 2007, China was ranked the second largest exporter and third largest trader in the world after its exports grew at …

-labor ratio about one-fifth the world average and one-tenth the U.S. level. The main questions that the authors address are … they require a large adjustment from the present 6 percent of GDP current account surplus. "--World Bank web site …