This paper assesses the current state of evidence on the impact of trade policy reform on
poverty in developing countries. There is little empirical evidence addressing this question …

Sponsored by the UK Department for International Development, this book deals directly
with concerns that reform may have adverse effects on poverty in developing countries. The …

This paper asks whether a developing country's own trade liberalisation could translate into
increased poverty, and what information would be required to identify whether it will do so. It …

Economic globalization is a surprisingly controversial process. Surprising, that is, to the
many economists and policymakers who believe it is the best means of bringing prosperity …

This chapter seeks to provide an overview of ways in which the relations of gender in rural
households and communities may have affected the impact of liberalization, and how …

The analysis of macro‐poverty linkages has emerged as an important but contentious area
of national and international policy‐making. Over the last few years, considerable progress …

Erst seit wenigen Jahren öffnet sich auch die Entwicklungsökonomik zunehmend neueren
Analyseansätzen. Das Ergebnis dieses Prozesses wird als „New Development Economics …

This paper assesses the current state of evidence on the widely debated issue of the impact
of trade policy reform on poverty in developing countries. There is relatively little empirical …

While globalization is viewed as a key to future economic development, it is also argued that
it increases poverty, threatens employment and living standards of the poor. Like many other …

Many trade and development economists, policy makers and policy analysts around the
world believe that globalisation promotes growth and reduces poverty. There exists a large …