- Trade openness increases inequality in middle-income developing countries
- Elena Meschi; Marco Vivarelli / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008
- Since the early 1980s poor countries have increasingly adopted freer trade policies. Have the resulting higher trade flows widened or narrowed the gap between rich and poor people in developing countries? Research from the ...
- Impact assessments of public-private partnerships only tell part of the story
- Peter L. Thomsen / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008
- Donors are increasingly keen to support public-private partnerships (PPPs) in developing countries, but not enough is known about their effects. An evaluation of a partnership established to reduce environmental pollution in Kasur, Pa...
- Well being analysis of migrants from Latin America and Caribbean to the EU
- K. Wright-Revolledo / International NGO Training and Research Centre, 2007
- International migration from Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) to the EU is important but has received relatively little attention and needs to be better understood. This paper provides a wellbeing analysis of international migrat...
- The potential for south-south co-operation
- INSouth, 2008
- This paper details excerpts from the inaugural address by Indian external affairs Minister, Shri Pranab Mukherjee at the academic forum of India, Brazil, and South Africa (IBSA) Partnership for Shared Prosperity and Inclusive Globalis...
- An overview of social movements and Pentecostalism
- R. Zibechi / Center for International Policy, 2008
- Focusing on outh America, this paper provides an overview of social movements and Pentecostalism. It particularly draws on the work of U.S urban specialist, Mike Davis, and historian/ social psychologist Marco Fernandes. P...
- Analysing the rise in capital reserve accumulation by the South
- South Centre, 2008
- Focusing on the new dynamic of capital flows from the South to the North, this analytical note looks at some of the reasons for the unprecedented levels of capital reserve accumulation by the development world - the South. It als...
- Globalisation in a livelihoods context
- F. Ellis; J. Seeley / Eldis Document Store, 2001
- What is globalisation in a livelihoods context? What effects is globalisation having on livelihoods, and do they enhance or hinder the options of poor people? Ellis and Seeley provide a background briefing to Globalisation and Sustain...
- Stories and learning from alliance-based efforts to improve employment standards for women workers
- D. Dalton / Oxfam, 2007
- Women workers are an increasing part of the global labour force. However, they often find only poor-quality employment, thus, they are working, but remain trapped in poverty. No matter the context, many women workers face multipl...
- Has globalisation been beneficial?
- P.K. Das / Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation, University of Warwick, 2008
- Picking up on the positive and negative economic impacts of globalisation, this paper focuses on the welfare-enhancing and dislocating aspects of the phenomenon. It examines the evidence for its beneficial effect on several country gr...
- Causes and mechanisms of inequality in Eastern European transition economies
- G. Grimalda; E. Meschi / Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation, University of Warwick, 2008
- This paper analyses the causes and mechanisms of inequality in transition economies of Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States after the break-up of the Soviet Union. It also compares the experience of co...
- Enterprises needed to stimulate growth and reduce poverty in Zambia
- Christine Phillips; Seema B. Panthaki / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008
- Zambia is one of the poorest countries in the world. Private sector development is seen as increasingly necessary to stimulate economic growth, reduce poverty and achieve the Millennium Development Goals. But Zambia, along with many o...
- Challenges to India’s ‘rise to power’
- Amrita Narlikar / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008
- India’s elevated position in the global community is underpinned by a booming economy, nuclear weapons status and veto power in several international institutions. But this rise to power is neither as sudden nor as secure as it a...
- New thinking is needed to unlock Africa’s development traps
- Paul Collier / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008
- Africa has stagnated for 40 years and now needs a ‘big push’ to escape from four mutually-reinforcing development ‘traps’ – conflict, corruption, dependence on primary commodities and fractionalised soci...
- The effects of Japanese exports to China
- S. Fukuda / Institute of Social Science, University of Tokyo, 2008
- This paper examines the role of Japanese exports to China in the economic recovery period during the 2000s. It take a close look at the impacts on industry-level production, the impacts on aggregate manufacturing production, and the i...
- China’s growth impact on integration and regional development
- T. Gries; M. Redlin / United Nations University, 2008
- Looking at international integration and regional development in China, this paper introduces a stylised model of regional development characterised by two pillars: (i) International integration indicated by Foreign Direct Investment ...
- Can China and India sustain their growth rates?
- Y. Li; B. Zhang / World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), 2008
- This paper looks at the challenges for India and China in light of their recent development paths. It examines their special characteristics during their fast growth episodes, in particular how the engines of growth came into being an...
- Why did China’s economic growth trajectory change in the post 1989 era?
- J. Zhang / World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), 2008
- This paper investigates the institutional reason underlying the change in the trajectory of economic growth in post-reform China. It looks at explanations for the change in trajectory of growth in the post-1989 era and also discusses ...
- How has China’s growth affected welfare?
- I. Fujiwara; K. Otsu; M. Saito / Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies, 2008
- In the wake of China’s opening up to the global economy, this paper discusses the effects of China’s developments in this respect on the welfare of both China and the rest of the world (ROW). It uses a standard two-country...
- Shifts in the global political economy
- P. Bond / School of Development Studies, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, 2008
- This paper assesses major shifts in the global political economy and geopolitics since the 1970s which have brought together processes of governance and liberalisation in often uncomfortable ways. The authors argue that ge...
- Lessons from China’s growth
- D. Headey; R. Kanbur; X. Zhang / Cornell University Library, 2008
- This paper reviews the major views on China’s development and reform strategies. It discusses why the same forces behind China’s rapid growth also create new challenges and concludes with some remarks on the Chinese experi...
- International Right To Know Campaign (IRTK)
- Encouraging US companies to disclose information on overseas operations
- Jus Semper Global Alliance
- The Living Wages North and South Initiative (TLWNSI) constitutes the sole program of The Jus Semper Global Alliance (TJSGA). TLWNSI is a long-term program developed to contribute to social justice in the world by achieving fair labour endowments for the workers of all the countries immersed in the global market system. It is applied through its program of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and...
- Public Policy for the Private Sector [World Bank]
- Online journal on public policy innovations for private-sector led and market-based solutions for development
- Center for Latin American Studies, University of California, Berkeley
- University faculty specialising in research and education in Latin American studies
- South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics & Environment (SAWTEE)
- South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics & Environment (SAWTEE) is an NGO based in Kathmandu and operating through 11 network members from five South Asian countries, namely Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. It’s mission is to build capacity among concerned stakeholders in South Asia, by equipping them with knowledge, information and skills to voice their concerns particularly in the c...
- gpgNet: The global network on global public goods
- gpgNet intends to serve researchers, policymakers, business and civil society as a platform for information exchange and discussion, on issues concerning the theory, policy design and practice of providing global public goods. The site contains: A 'knowledge portal' providing access to useful research sources, press articles and events Discussion fora on a range of issues and for comme...
- Providing Global Public Goods
- This site from the Office of Development Studies at the United Nations Development Programme advertises the book "Providing Global Public Goods: Managing Globalisation". It contains a range of resources related to the book including selected chapters, reviews, an executive summary and endorsements. Most interesting is the collection of background briefing notes and technical papers exploring all...
- Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA)
- The Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA), founded in 1961, is Singapore's oldest think-tank. The SIIA informs its members and public about international affairs. In the 1980s and 1990s, the SIIA dealt more with security and trade issues, and became Singapore's representative in the network of ASEAN Institutes of Strategic and International Studies (ASEAN-ISIS). The SIIA now activel...
- Centre for Science, Society & Citizenship, Rome (CSSC)
- The Centre for Science, Society and Citizenship is a private company, registered as a research centre by the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research (nr 52902MMF), that was set up in October 2001 as a direct result of the research project “Bioethical Implications of Globalisation Processes” (BIG) funded by the European Commission in the scope of the 5th FP. The centre places part...
- Centre for the Study of Global Governance, London
- London based centre researching globalisation, governance and civil society
