| Description |
1 online resource (xxiii, 474 pages) : illustrations |
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UNU-WIDER studies in development economics |
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Studies in development economics.
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Comparative Analysis of the Globalization-Poverty Nexus in Asia, Latin America, and Africa / Machiko Nissanke and Erik Thorbecke -- Globalization and the Human Development Trap / David Mayer-Foulkes -- Globalization, Literacy Levels, and Economic Development / Alok Bhargava -- Asia's Labour-Driven Growth, Flying Geese Style : Types of Trade, FDI, and Institutions Matter for the Poor / Terutomo Ozawa -- Globalization, Growth, and Poverty in India / N.R. Bhanumurthy and Arup Mitra -- Globalization and Rural Poverty : Perspectives from a Social Observatory in the Philippines / Yujiro Hayami -- Globalization and the Urban Poor in China / Yin Zhang and Guanghua Wan -- Trade Liberalization, Employment Flows, and Wage Inequality in Brazil / Francisco H.G. Ferreia, Phillippe G. Leite, and Matthew Wai-Poi -- Globalization and the Urban Poor / Janice E. Perlman -- Globalization, Crop Choice, and Property Rights in Rural Peru, 1994-2004 / Alfred J. Field and Erica Field -- Globalization, Growth, Inequality, and Poverty in Africa : a Macroeconomic perspective / Jeffery I. Round -- Globalization and Marginalization in Africa : Poverty, Risk, and Vulnerability in Rural Ethiopia / Stefan Dercon -- Inequality and Poverty in Africa in an Era of Globalization : Looking Beyond Income to Health and Education / David E. Sahn and Stephen D. Younger -- Post-Apartheid South Africa : Poverty and Distribution Trends in an Era of Globalization / Servaas van der Berg, Ronelle Burger, and Megan Louw |
| Summary |
This volume uses 13 case studies to analyze the impact of economic globalization on poverty and inequality in different regions of the developing world |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Globalization -- Economic aspects -- Developing countries -- Congresses
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Globalization -- Economic aspects
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Developing countries
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Electronic books
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proceedings (reports)
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Conference papers and proceedings
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Actes de congrès.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Nissanke, Machiko
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Thorbecke, Erik, 1929-
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World Institute for Development Economics Research
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| ISBN |
9780199584758 |
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0199584753 |
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9780191594533 |
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0191594539 |
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