"The authors examine the empirical evidence in support of the poverty trap view of underdevelopment. They calibrate … simple aggregate growth models in which poverty traps can arise due to either low saving or low technology at low levels of … development. They then use these models to assess the empirical relevance of poverty traps and their consequences for policy. The …

leads to faster growth and poverty reduction in poor countries. To determine the effect of globalization on growth, poverty … the view that globalization leads to faster growth and poverty reduction in poor countries. This paper—a product of …(June 2001) - The evidence from individual cases and from cross-country analysis supports the view that globalization …

strong evidence for bandwagon effects in humanitarian assistance. "--World Bank web site …

disease control in the developed world. These mostly non-clinical services generate "pure public goods" by reducing everyone …' approaches and first steps toward closing them. "--World Bank web site …