Globalization and Poverty


Globalization and Poverty
Ann Harrison, editor

The University of Chicago Press, 2007
Cloth: $99.00
661 pages
ISBN: 0-226-31794-3 (cloth)

Some chapters may have appeared as NBER Working Papers, which are preliminary versions of the published papers.

Table of Contents:

    Globalization and Poverty: An Introduction, p. 1-30
    Ann Harrison

    I. Global (Cross-Country) Analyses

    1. Why Are the Critics So Convinced That Globalization Is Bad for the Poor? p. 33-75
    Emma Aisbett

      Comment: Xavier Sala-i-Martin, p. 75-85

    2. Stolper-Samuelson Is Dead, And Other Crimes of Both Theory and Data, p. 87-107
    Donald R. Davis and Prachi Mishra

    3. Globalization, Poverty, and All That: Factor Endowment versus Productivity Views, p. 109-134
    William Easterly

      Comment: Aart Kraay, p. 134-142

    4. Does Tariff Liberalization Increase Wage Inequality? Some Empirical Evidence, p. 143-178
    Branko Milanovic and Lyn Squire

      Comment: Douglas A. Irwin, p. 179-181

    5. My Policies or Yours: Does OECD Support for Agriculture Increase Poverty in Developing Countries? p. 183-232
    Margaret McMillan, Alix Peterson Zwane and Nava Ashraf

      Comment: Mitali Das, p. 232-237

    II. Country Case Studies of Trade Reform and Poverty

    6. The Effects of the Colombian Trade Liberalization on Urban Poverty, p. 241-361
    Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg and Nina Pavcnik

      Comment: Chang-Tai Hsieh, p. 289-290

    7. Trade Liberalization, Poverty, and Inequality: Evidence from Indian Districts, p. 291-332
    Petia Topalova

      Comment: Robin Burgess, p. 332-335

    8. Trade Protection and Industry Wage Structure in Poland, p. 337-369
    Chor-ching Goh and Beata S. Javorcik

      Comment: Irene Brambilla, p. 369-372

    9. Globalization and Complementary Policies: Poverty Impacts in Rural Zambia, p. 373-412
    Jorge F. Balat and Guido G. Porto

      Comment: Matthew J. Slaughter, p. 412-415

    10. Globalization, Labor Income, and Poverty in Mexico, p. 417-452
    Gordon H. Hanson

      Comment: Esther Duflo, p. 452-454

    III. Capital Flows and Poverty Outcomes

    11. Financial Globalization, Growth, and Volatility in Developing Countries, p. 457-509
    Eswar S. Prasad, Kenneth Rogoff, Shang-Jin Wei and M. Ayhan Kose

      Comment: Susan M. Collins, p. 510-516

    12. Household Responses to the Financial Crisis in Indonesia: Longitudinal Evidence on Poverty, Resources, and Well Being, p. 517-560
    Duncan Thomas and Elizabeth Frankenberg

    13. Does Food Aid Harm the Poor? Household Evidence from Ethiopia, p. 561-592
    James Levinsohn and Margaret McMillan

      Comment: Rohini Pande, p. 592-596

    IV. Other Outcomes Associated with Globalization (Risk, Returns to Speaking English)

    14. Risk and the Evolution of Inequality in China in an Era of Globalization, p. 599-625
    Ethan Ligon

      Comment: Shang-Jin Wei, p. 625-627

    15. Globalization and the Returns to Speaking English in South Africa, p. 629-644
    James Levinsohn

      Comment: Raquel Fernández, p. 644-646


 

 
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