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

The Kyrgyz Republic has made major strides in the past decade in its transition to a market-based economy. Its trade and investment policies are arguably the most liberal among the member countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States. Despite the generally progressive stance on structural...

Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Foreword -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Trade and investment trends during the pandemic -- Chapter 2: Global value chains: Challenges and resilience during the pandemic -- Chapter 3: Digitalization: Is the digital revolution becoming more...