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Zusatztext "I thoroughly recommend this book to anyone interested in the effects of trade liberalization on poverty. Indeed, the reader gains not only a better understanding of the subtle mechanisms that underlie the trade/poverty nexus, but also walks away with an improved knowledge of the various methodological tools that are available to exlore this nexus." - Kamal Saggi, Globalizations, March 2008, Vol. 5 Informationen zum Autor Bussolo, Maurizio; Round, Jeffery I Klappentext Addresses three core issues: what are the main channels of effect? What are the lessons to be learned from policy measures to alleviate negative poverty consequences? This volume assesses the easily quantifiable effects resulting from price and quantity responses in the goods and labour markets! and includes studies of Colombia! Ghana! and India. Zusammenfassung This book provides a systematic analysis of the impact of globalization on poverty. The contributors seek to identify the important channels of effect and possible outcomes of globalization shocks and policy responses. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword Introduction 1. The Impact of Structural Reforms on Poverty: a Simple Methodology with Extensions 2. Trade Liberalisation and Poverty Dynamics in Vietnam 3. Globalisation and Poverty: Implications of South Asian Experience for the Wider Debate 4. Globalisation in Developing Countries: The Role of Transaction Costs in Explaining Economic Performance in India 5. Globalisation-Poverty Interactions in Bangladesh 6. Poverty and Policy in a Globalising Economy: the Case of Ghana 7. Trade Liberalisation and Poverty in Nepal: Computable General Equilibrium Micro Simulation Analysis 8. Globalisation and Poverty Changes in Colombia
