This paper overviews the debate on the relationship between the measures of globalization, economic growth and pace of …

Despite the enormous potential of globalization in accelerating economic growth through greater integration into the … world economy the impact of globalization on poverty reduction has been uneven. Asia has been the major beneficiary of … globalization where high growth rates and its labor-intensive pattern contributed to a spectacular reduction in poverty. In contrast …

such disparities are increasing, partly as a consequence of the uneven impact of trade openness and globalization. While …

The focus of this paper is the effect of contemporary globalization on poverty and inequality in cities of the ?global … south?. Specifically it addresses the impact of globalization on marginalized communities?slums, squatter settlements and …. The paper takes a critical look at current assumptions about globalization, urban poverty, and inequality, distinguishing …