Global Markets and Rural Poverty: Do the Rural Poor Gain or Lose from Globalization?

Clive Y. Thomas and Carlton G. Davis
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Clive Y. Thomas: Institute of Development Studies, University of Guyana, Georgetown, Guyana, South America, USA
Carlton G. Davis: Food and Resource Economics Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA

Chapter 4 in Achieving Sustainable Communities in a Global Economy:Alternative Private Strategies and Public Policies, 2004, pp 85-111 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: AbstractThe following sections are included:Why the Rural Poor Don't Gain from GlobalizationTrade manipulationNature of marketsExceptions to neo-classical efficient market theoryTheoretical and empirical inconclusivenessIncome inequalityInstitutional frameworkGlobal Food Trade, Food Security, and Poverty ReductionAgreement on agriculture and world food securityModeling the futureConclusionsReferences

Keywords: Emerging Markets; Market Strategy; Corporate Social Responsibility/Economic Development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004
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