A quest for pro-poor globalization

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While the opportunities offered by globalization can be large, the question is often raised whether the actual distribution of gains is fair and, in particular, whether the poor benefit proportionately less from globalization and could under some circumstances actually be hurt by it. The paper discusses channels and transmission mechanisms through which the process of globalization affects different aspects and dimensions of poverty in the developing world. It examines how these numerous channels interact, as the net effects on poverty depend on the relative strength of the positive and negative forces of globalization. On the basis of our analysis of these transmission mechanisms from globalization to the world’s poor, the paper discusses what may constitute a policy framework for encouraging globalization to be pro-poor.

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• ISBN: 9291908142
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: WIDER Research Paper ; No. 2006/46

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft
• Subject: pro-poor globalization ; inequality ; poverty ; Armut ; Globalisierung ; Entwicklungsländer

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Nissanke, Machiko ; Thorbecke, Erik
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)
• (where): Helsinki
• (when): 2006

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/63518