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    The scorecard on globalization 1980-2000: twenty years of diminished progress

    Center for Economic and Policy Research, Washington, 2001
    In order to assess the impact of globalisation on economic growth and health and other social indicators, this paper examines such indicators for all countries for which data are available, and compares the last 20 years of globalisation (1980-2000) with the previous 20 years (1960-1980).The evidence presented in this study:does not prove that the broad decline in progress in the
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    The emperor has no growth: declining economic growth rates in the era of globalization

    Center for Economic and Policy Research, Washington, 2000
    Have the policies advocated by the IMF, the World Bank, and the US Treasury Department helped to stimulate economic growth? Even among those who have been critical of globalisation and the most powerful institutions that promote it, the IMF and the World Bank, this belief goes largely unchallenged.
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    Globalisation and livelihood diversification through traditional agricultural products: the Mexico case

    Natural Resource Perspectives, ODI, 2001
    Paper asserts that inexorable trends towards globalisation are raising the pressure on countries to compete in international markets, or suffer increased marginalisation. At the same time, poverty reduction is growing in priority for governments and donors alike.
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    Globalisation and policies towards cultural diversity

    Natural Resource Perspectives, ODI, 2001
    This paper asserts that diversity in indigenous communities tends to correlate with biological diversity and to support it therefore offers more than just cultural value.
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    Global competition and the peripheral player: a promising future

    Egyptian Center for Economic Studies (ECES), Egypt, 2001
    This paper provides and overview of the realities and challenges of today's globalisation and of the responses that firms and governments have developed or are implementing. It focusses particularly on smaller players and developing countries.This paper argues that while modern globalisation poses great threats, it also creates amazing opportunities.
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    Global integration and growth in Honduras and Nicaragua

    World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), 2001
    Paper discusses the experience with opening up to the global economy of Honduras and Nicaragua. Neither country has yet succeeded in launching rapid, export-oriented growth.Some of the reasons are weak linkages between the export sector and the rest of the economy are ambiguous signals to private sector producers emanating from economic policy, and low levels of labour productivity.
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    Globalization and openness: lessons from the recent crisis in Southeast Asia

    World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), 2001
    This paper explores the 1997-98 economic and financial crisis in Southeast Asia. It looks particularly at the ASEAN economies in a globalized context, the ASEAN experience of liberalization and the impact of the crisis.
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    Globalisation: Peeling back the layers

    New Internationalist, 1997
    Collection of articles on the impact of the globalisation process
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    Women, environment and development: IISD bibliography

    International Institute for Sustainable Development, Winnipeg, 1999
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    Global governance & UN reform: IISD bibliography

    International Institute for Sustainable Development, Winnipeg, 1999

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