Globalization and Global Inequalities: Recent Trends

Firebaugh, Glenn; Goesling, Brian

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“…Arguments can be grouped into two camps. The first group ('supporters') propose that globalising processes have instigated a decline in global inequality and spurred significant reductions in extreme poverty (Firebaugh & Goesling 2007;Mishkin 2009; World Bank 2016). The proponents of unfettered globalised capitalism and liberalisation believe each is fundamentally beneficial for the world's low-and middle-income countries.…”

Section: Globalisation Inequality and Povertymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Supporters argue for liberalisation's apparent prosperity-building benefits such as integration into international trade networks, and the adoption of economic policies attractive to foreign financing (Mishkin 2009). They contend that statistical studies evidence a narrowing of the gap between rich and poor countries as real incomes per capita converge (Firebaugh & Goesling 2007). Further, supporters frequently reference World Bank claims that the number of people living in extreme poverty has fallen significantly since approximately 1990 (World Bank 2016, 35).…”

Section: Globalisation Inequality and Povertymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Further, supporters frequently reference World Bank claims that the number of people living in extreme poverty has fallen significantly since approximately 1990 (World Bank 2016, 35). Firebaugh and Goesling (2007) propose that spurring this worldwide progress is the inevitable spread of industrialisation through processes of globalisation. Industrialisation, in turn, motivates the modernisation of poorer countries, resulting in localised economic gains and reduced global inequality.…”

Section: Globalisation Inequality and Povertymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Proceed with Caution: Research Production and Uptake in Conflict-Affected Countries

Thiessen

Byrne²

2018

Journal of Peacebuilding & Development

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The effectiveness of (neo)liberal intervention in conflict zones remains ambiguous, with supportive and critical camps of scholars and practitioners embracing disparate viewpoints that are each propped up by rigorous empirical analysis. The consequences of this empirical ambiguity have deeply permeated international intervention organisations, who use these unsettled findings for decision- and policy-making. This article argues that the promotion of disparate intervention methodologies is entirely predictable given the existence of contested relationships between prominent underlying themes to the debates around peacebuilding and development intervention: globalisation, development aid, inequality, and poverty, and their roles in inciting or preventing violence. These contested relationships justify the cautious selection and interpretation of research findings by decision- and policy-makers. The concluding discussions explore the impact of biased research production and uptake processes that bolster self-interested intervention practices and outline several recommendations for better aligning evidence-based decision- and policy-making with the needs of conflict-affected populations.

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Section: Globalisation Inequality and Povertymentioning

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Section: Globalisation Inequality and Povertymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Globalisation Inequality and Povertymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Thiessen

Byrne²

2018

Journal of Peacebuilding & Development

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“…But some of the growth benefits have been undercut by rising inequality. Although global inequality changed little between 1980 and the early 2000s, inequality rose in 30 of the 49 countries for which data are available covering the 1990 to 2004 period (Ferreira and Ravallion 2008;Firebaugh and Goesling 2007). Interestingly, thus far, changes in equality seem not to be systematically related to growth or to civic unrest and civil wars (de Dominicis, de Groot, and Florax 2006;Ferreira and Ravallion 2008;Voitchovsky 2011).…”

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Some Small Countries Do It Better

Yusuf¹,

Nabeshima²

2012

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Preface and Acknowledgments This book is an outcome of a series of study visits to Singapore for African policy makers initiated by Jee-Peng Tan in 2005 with support from Tommy Koh in Singapore and Birger Fredriksen, Yaw Ansu, and Dzingai Mutumbuka at the World Bank. The idea of writing a comparative study of three small economies germinated following a third visit in which the authors participated in discussions with Jee-Peng, who encouraged the authors to explore the contribution of institutions and human capital to the successful performance of small economies and to draw lessons from this experience for late-starting African economies, and who championed the preparation of a study. Vital encouragement and support was also forthcoming from Obiageli Ezekwesli, Vice President of the Africa Region; Ritva Reinikka, Sector Director, Human Development, Africa Region; and Raj Nallari at the World Bank Institute. Typically the gestation period for books, even fairly slender ones, can be long, and in the eighteen months during which we intermittently worked on the manuscript, we accumulated many debts: to our reviewers-Linda English, Vikram Nehru, Ismail Ridwan, Jorma Routti, and Michel Welmond-who offered numerous penetrating comments and suggestions that improved both content and presen tation; and to our loyal and hardworking researchers, Rory Birmingham and Lopamudra Chakraborti. Many others indirectly contributed through their backing for the study visits and the project.

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“…One measure -global income inequality (the distribution of income across individuals around the world) -varies based on data and methods used to measure it. For example, drawing upon methods based on purchasing power parity (PPP), Firebaugh and Goesling (2007) found that while income inequality increased from the beginning of industrialization until about the 1950s, it stabilized in the 1960s through the 1980s, and is gradually decreasing today. However, Korzeniewicz and Moran (2007) considered several measures of income inequality, but found a steady increase over time, which was most pronounced during the 1980s, and continues today.…”

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Globalization

Dean¹,

Ritzer²

2012

The Wiley‐Blackwell Encyclopedia of Globalization

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Globalization is easily among the most important and contested topics within the contemporary social sciences. Debated in both popular media and academic circles, it has inspired avid proponents and passionate protestors as it reconfigures social relations in all areas of life, lessening and exacerbating inequalities. The world, now instantaneously connected through telecommunications technologies and rapid modes of transport, is organized through a vast network of global institutions, civil society, multinational corporations, and nation‐states. Within this loose network, governments have struggled to control flows of people, capital, and ideas, as states have sought to balance their autonomy with an increasingly interdependent world. Local economies are now quickly affected by distant policies and cycles, and formerly isolated locales have been integrated into a new “global village.” Even the most fundamental questions about what globalization is, when it began, and the nature of global politics, culture, and the economy, are all hotly debated throughout the social sciences.

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Globalization and Global Inequalities: Recent Trends

Cited by 9 publications

References 32 publications

Proceed with Caution: Research Production and Uptake in Conflict-Affected Countries

Proceed with Caution: Research Production and Uptake in Conflict-Affected Countries

Some Small Countries Do It Better

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