How do shifts in trade affect social protections for the poor? Although the fraction of the world's population considered the 'extreme' poor has fallen by over one-half over the past quarter century, many of those lifted above the global poverty line remain vulnerable to shocks that could place...

How does foreign direct investment (FDI) affect the wellbeing of the poor? We address this question by analyzing the impacts of FDI on access to potable water. We predict that higher levels of greenfield FDI in water‐intensive sectors slow the rate of access to potable water in developing...

The objective of this note is to provide guidance to the World Bank task teams engaged in supporting decentralization reform on useful approaches to understanding the broader political dynamics which may affect their operations and dialogue. It does this by synthesizing lessons from an analysis...

Does an individual's exposure to aspects of globalization impact their willingness to support income transfers to the poor? We hypothesize that the 'glitter' of foreign direct investment (FDI) in developing countries creates perceptions among relatively better-off citizens that the poor are less...

How do shifts in trade affect social protections for the poor? Although the fraction of the world's population considered the 'extreme' poor has fallen by over one-half over the past quarter century, many of those lifted above the global poverty line remain vulnerable to shocks that could place...