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  Why have poverty and income inequality increased so much? Argentina 1991 to 2002

  Global Development Network, 2002

  What are the sources of changes in poverty and income inequality among Argentine households during 1991-2001? The paper attempts to understand how the behaviour of the labour market during the nineties affected income inequality and poverty in Argentina.
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  Political Dimensions of Globalization and Equity in East Asia

  Global Development Network, 2003

  The paper examines the relationship between globalisation and equity in East Asia from a political perspective. Economic relations have replaced Cold War politics as the main determinant of state interaction in the region. Throughout Northeast and Southeast Asia, trade and investment liberalisation has been accepted as the key to accelerated integration into the regional economy.
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  Economic Globalisation and Equity in East Asia

  Global Development Network, 2003

  East Asia is one of the most globalised regions in the world, with high levels of international trade and international investment, so what have the impacts of globalisation been on poverty and income inequality? For East Asia, globalisation has generally been perceived positively as playing a critical role in the East Asian Economic Miracle, generating growth, employment and opportunities.
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  Globalization, Equity, and Poverty: The South Asian Experience

  Global Development Network, 2002

  Has globalisation in South Asian countries increased their rate of economic growth, reduced absolute poverty, and/or increased inequality?
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  Sectoral trends [in employment, working conditions and workplace relationships]: a survey

  International Labour Organization, 2003

  The objective of this paper is to provide a preliminary overview of major issues in sectoral and intersectoral trends in employment, working conditions and workplace relationships, as well as basic workers’ rights.The survey includes three main themes: the sectoral distribution of economic activity and how these trends are affecting the organization of work.
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  Poverty reduction, equity and climate change: challenges for global governance

  Overseas Development Institute, 2003

  This paper first focuses on the poverty and sustainable development issues of climate change, considering the potential and limitations of win-win poverty and environmental options. It concludes by assessing strategies for linking poverty, equity and environmental outcomes.Policy conclusions include‘Equity’ is key to future North-South cooperation in climate change ‘mitigation’.
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  The debate on globalization, poverty and inequality: why measurement matters

  World Bank Publications, 2003

  This paper provides a non-technical overview of the conceptual and methodological issues underlying the conflicting claims on just how much progress is being made against poverty and inequality in the current period of “globalization.”The paper argues that the dramatically differing positions taken in this debate often stem from differences in the concepts and definitions used and differences i
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  Migration and chronic poverty

  Chronic Poverty Research Centre, UK, 2002

  This paper examines the links between migration and chronic poverty and argues that since migration is a central livelihood strategy for poor people it has to be considered within the overall context of research on chronic poverty.
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  Global Employment Trends 2002

  International Labour Organization, 2002

  This report estimates that the number of unemployed grew by 20 million since the beginning of 2001 to reach about 180 million at the end of 2002, and that the increase was most severe among women. In addition an increasing number of young people entering the labour market were unable to find jobs.
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  Rice trade liberalisation and poverty

  International Food Policy Research Institute, 2002

  This paper explores the important link between rice trade liberalisation and poverty, seeking specifically to respond to two questions: What would be the effect of freer trade in rice on trade flow patterns? How will rice trade liberalisation and consequent rice price equalisation across countries influence the prevalence of poverty in the poorer economies?

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