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– Findings from Case Studies
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Globalization, Poverty, and Inequality in Latin America
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Globalization, Poverty, and Inequality in Latin America
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– The Adoption, Diffusion, and Welfare Impact of Non-Traditional Export Crops in Guatemala
Part of Journal Special Issue
Globalization, Poverty, and Inequality in Latin America
Journal Article
Part of Journal Special Issue
Globalization, Poverty, and Inequality in Latin America
Journal Article
Part of Journal Special Issue
Globalization, Poverty, and Inequality in Latin America
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Part of Journal Special Issue
Globalization, Poverty, and Inequality in Latin America
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– Argentina from 1996 to 2003
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Globalization, Poverty, and Inequality in Latin America
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– The Recent Brazilian Experience
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Globalization, Poverty, and Inequality in Latin America
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Part of Journal Special Issue
Globalization, Poverty, and Inequality in Latin America
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Part of Journal Special Issue
Globalization, Poverty, and Inequality in Latin America
This volume presents thirteen studies selected from the three regional conferences organized under the auspices of UNU-WIDER. They illustrate the differential effects of globalization on growth, inequality, and poverty in Asia, Latin America, and Africa. Distinct processes of institutional and socio...
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– The Recent Brazilian Experience
This paper analyses the relationship between growth patterns, poverty, and inequality in Brazil during its globalization process, focusing on the role played by the labour market and social programmes. Methodologically, the paper makes two contributions to the literature. One is the proposal of a...
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This paper focuses on measuring the extent to which publicly subsidized transfers in Latin America and the Caribbean redistribute income. The redistributive power of 56 transfers in eight countries is measured by their simulated impacts on poverty and inequality, and by their distributional...
– Can Shared Growth be Sustained?
Asia is widely regarded as the region which has benefited most from the dynamic growth effect of the recent wave of globalization: poverty has been steadily declining over the last three decades in most Asian countries. The 'shared growth' model achieved through increased trade and foreign direct...
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This paper provides unique evidence of the positive consequences of seasonal migration for investments in early childhood development. We analyse migration in a poor shock-prone border region in rural Nicaragua where it offers one of the main household income diversification and risk coping...
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To be competitive in the global economy, some argue that Latin American countries need to reduce or eliminate labour market regulations such as minimum wage legislation because they constrain job creation and hence increase poverty. On the other hand, minimum wage increases can have a direct...
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