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Rising Spatial Disparities and Development
Kanbur, Ravi; Venables, Anthony J. - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2005
such disparities are increasing, partly as a consequence of the uneven impact of trade openness and globalization. While …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005031790
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Creation-Date: 2010
Wolf, Alison - World Institute for Development Economic Research …
This paper describes the very different role played by female elites in contemporary developing countries, as compared to the ‘early’ industrializing countries of the nineteenth and early twentieth century. It shows that women are far more important in business and politics in today’s...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008490126
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Globalization Crises, Trade,and Development in Vietnam
Abbott, Philip; Tarp, Finn - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2011
globalization crises—the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis and the 2008-09 great recession, financial crisis and collapse of global …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009002145
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Vietnam as a Role Model for Development
Thoburn, John - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2009
Vietnam.s development performance since the early 1990s has been one of the strongest in the world, following the introduction of its doi moi (.renovation.) economic reform programme in 1986. The core of Vietnam.s economic strategy has been rapid integration into the world economy, with a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004973337
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Globalization and Formal Sector Migration in Brazil
Aguayo-Tellez, Ernesto; Muendler, Marc-Andreas; Poole, … - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2008
We use novel linked employer?employee data to study the relationship between globalization and formal sector interstate … globalization acts on internal migration through the growth of employment opportunities at locations with a high concentration of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005001219
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Globalization, Growth, Inequality and Poverty in Africa: A Macroeconomic Perspective
Round, Jeffery I. - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2007
overarching objective of this paper is to outline the macro evidence on the extent to which globalization is taking place and … so as to try to determine the speed and extent of globalization in Africa. This helps to put into proper perspective the … impact of globalization on poverty and inequality. It is essentially a partial and descriptive approach, at best indicative …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005001260
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Post-Apartheid South Africa: Poverty and Distribution Trends in an Era of Globalization
van der Berg, Servaas; Burger, Ronelle; Louw, Megan - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2007
conclusions to be drawn on causal relationships between globalization and poverty trends. ... …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005001333
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Resource-Poor Farmers in South India: On the Margins or Frontiers of Globalization?
Aggarwal, Rimjhim M. - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005001343
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Globalization and Smallholders: The Adoption, Diffusion, and Welfare Impact of Non-traditional Export Crops in Guatemala
Carletto, Calogero; Kirk, Angeli; Winters, Paul; Davis, … - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2008
This paper uses a duration analysis based on adoption data spanning over 25 years from six communities in the Central Highlands of Guatemala to explore how household characteristics and external trends play into both the adoption and diffusion processes of non-traditional exports among...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005001347
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Remittances and Vulnerability to Poverty in Rural Mexico
de la Fuente, Alejandro - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2008
International remittances have been portrayed as the human face of globalization given their potential to alleviate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005001386