Globalization and its relation to poverty reduction and development are not well understood. This book explores the ways in which globalization can overcome poverty or make it worse. The book defines the big historical trends, identifies the main globalization processes - trade, finance, aid,...

Intro -- Global Issues -- Contents -- Plates -- Figures, Maps, and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Introduction -- The Creation of Global Issues -- Developing toward What? -- Notes -- 1 Population -- The Changing Population of the World -- Causes of the Population Explosion -- How...

"Economics of Agricultural Development examines the causes, severity, and effects of poverty, population growth, and malnutrition in developing countries. It discusses potential solutions to these problems, progress made in many countries in recent years, and the implications of globalization...