Global Economic Prospects (GEP) 2007 explores the next wave of globalization. While the medium-term outlook for the … globalization are likely to be uneven across regions and countries. Looking at a set of growth scenarios covering the years 2006 to … facing the world today. Three prominent features in the next wave of globalization are: the growing economic weight of …

industrialization process? What conditions, economic and non-economic, must be met for this strategy to succeed? Using the cases of …

/WIDER project on globalization and low-income countries. The discussion focuses in on how to harness globalization for the benefit … of present day marginalized countries and enhance their meaningful participation in the globalization process. Vital …

The effects of globalization on economy and society are highly contested subjects in academic and political arenas … globalization by ensuring open access to products from poorer countries, encouraging private investment within poorer countries and … -- Introduction -- 1 The contours of globalization -- 2 Globalization and development -- 3 Globalization and growth empirics -- 4 …