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Can Globalization work for the Poor?

Oxford Martin School: Public Lectures and Seminars

English - March 21, 2012 15:14 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MB - ★★★★ - 6 ratings
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Panel discussion on whether Globalisation can benefit the poor with Alex Gennie, Ian Goldin, Rushanara Ali MP, James Drummond and Nick Gowing. Globalisation is bound in a complex relationship with poverty. Its forces are powerful and can act to either destroy or radically improve the economic position of areas in development. Despite this, the opportunities that the phenomenon presents for development are largely underexplored and underexploited.