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Trade, poverty, and social protection in developing countries

Desai, Raj M.; Rudra, Nita - 2016

How do shifts in trade affect social protections for the poor? Although the fraction of the world's population considered the 'extreme' poor has fallen by over one-half over the past quarter century, many of those lifted above the global poverty line remain vulnerable to shocks that could place...

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Variation in structural change around the world, 1985-2015 : patterns, causes, and implications

Wood, Adrian - 2017

During 1985-2015, globalization intensified the factor-endowment-related pattern of sectoral specialization. In skill … sectors in output and employment increased in most countries, but mainly for reasons unrelated to globalization. Changes in …

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Globotics and development : when manufacturing is jobless and services are tradable

Baldwin, Richard E.; Forslid, Rikard - 2019

Globalization and robotics (globotics) are transforming the world economy at an explosive pace since they are driven by …

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A (time) series of unfortunate events : structural change, globalization, and the rise of occupational injuries

Chari, Amalavoyal - 2023

There is a dearth of evidence on the evolution of occupational health in the developing world and on the extent to which it has been influenced by (1) the pattern of structural transformation in these economies and (2) integration with global markets. In this study, I compile a rich database on...

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Sector, globalization and urban economic growth : evidence from Bangalore (India)

Narayana, M. R. - 2010

This paper aims at economic analysis of economic globalization and urban growth of Bangalore, the Silicon Valley of … contributor for degree of economic globalization and urban economic growth, mainly driven by ICT services. Bangalore's performance … implications for comparable Indian and Asian cities. -- globalization ; ICT sector ; urbanization ; urban economic growth …

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Globalizing Shanghai : international migration and the global city

Shen, Wei - 2010

institutions. Shanghai, being regarded as the 'ultimate poster-child for the effects of globalization on cities and regions' by the …

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Mozambique's elite : finding its way in a globalized world and returning to old development models

Hanlon, Joseph; Mosse, Marcelo - 2010

What makes elites developmental instead of predatory? We argue that Mozambique's elite was developmental at independence 35 years ago. With pressure and encouragement from international forces, it became predatory. It has now partly returned to its developmental roots and is trying to use the...

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Globalization crises, trade, and development in Vietnam

Abbott, Philip; Tarp, Finn - 2011

globalization crises - the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis and the 2008-09 great recession, financial crisis and collapse of global …. -- trade and development ; trade liberalization ; foreign direct investment ; globalization ; WTO accession ; asian financial …

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Global supply chains in Chinese industrialization : impact on waste scavenging in developing countries

Medina, Martín Fernando - 2011

China has undergone remarkable economic growth spearheaded by industrialization. Chinese industry demands a wide variety of raw materials in increasing amounts in order to manufacture all kinds of products. Industrial demand exceeds domestic supply for several materials. Thus, China needs to...

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Aid, social policy, and development

Addison, Tony; Niño-Zarazúa, Miguel; Tarp, Finn - 2015

This paper discusses past and current social policy strategies in the international aid architecture. From the 1990s, aid strategy and policy shifted to put a stronger emphasis on human development. This accelerated with the Millennium Development Goals and will continue under the Sustainable...

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