The focus of this paper is the effect of contemporary globalization on poverty and inequality in cities of the ‘global … south’. Specifically it addresses the impact of globalization on marginalized communities—slums, squatter settlements and …. The paper takes a critical look at current assumptions about globalization, urban poverty, and inequality, distinguishing …

globalization: a global-Asian era. This new era is likely to be distinct from any of the earlier phases of globalization and China …The rise of China as an economic and political driver of the global economy is likely to be one of the defining moments … global order that has held sway for over 60 years. As such, China is beginning to reshape the world, presaging a new phase of …

empirically. This study in the context of globalization attempts to develop regional level indices of vulnerability with respect …-vulnerable may not enjoy that status in future. – globalization ; vulnerability ; fuzzy inference systems ; India …

This paper constructs and analyses a long-run time-series for regional inequality in China from the Communist … degree of openness. – inequality ; China ; regional inequality …

Gender earnings differentials in urban China by region and their changes during the first decade of economic reform are …

indicate that in seven of such regions (including China and India) LEB would have been higher than actually observed. In this … regard, the paper raises doubts about the way globalization has taken place and the way public policy oriented it. …