Understanding Globalization, Employment and Poverty Reduction
Author | : E. Lee |
Publisher | : Palgrave Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 389 |
Release | : 2004-10-04 |
ISBN-10 | : 1349728365 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781349728367 |
Rating | : 4/5 (367 Downloads) |
Download or read book Understanding Globalization, Employment and Poverty Reduction written by E. Lee and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2004-10-04 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do accelerating trade and foreign direct investment - experimented by most developing countries in the 1990s - imply a positive, negative, or neutral impact in terms of employment, income inequality and poverty alleviation? This book provides some empirically-tested answers to this question using an open-minded, unconventional economic approach and deriving original policy implications.