La globalizacion ha venido ocurriendo desde hace cientos de anos y, con el tiempo, se ha acelerado. Puede ser juzgada bajo muchos criterios, pero sin duda el mas importante es el desarrollo en todas sus formas y, en particular, la reduccion de la pobreza. Este libro proporciona una comprension...

Globalization and its relation to poverty reduction and development are 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...

Globalization has been taking place for centuries, moving from the colonization of the inhabited parts of the world to the appearance of nations, from conquests to independent countries, from sailboats and caravans to steamboats, truck fleets and cargo planes, from trade in a few commodities to...