Trade liberalization and poverty reduction

Multilateral Trade Liberalization and Poverty Reduction

Economic liberalization and poverty reduction

Trade Liberalization, Poverty and Efficient Equity

Even if trade liberalization results in the aggregate welfare gains over all households, it is possible that the poorest households could lose. Is it possible to undertake the reform in such a way that ensures that the poor will not lose? We illustrate two approaches that might be used to design a trade liberalization in Turkey that meets these equity goals. The first approach uses direct compe...

Agricultural Trade Liberalization and Poverty in Brazil

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Agricultural trade liberalization and poverty in China

The overall goal of this paper is to examine the impacts of trade liberalization on China's agriculture, in general, and poverty, in particular. The impacts on agriculture are analyzed by commodity and by region. Because different farmers (especially those in different income brackets) produce diverse sets of commodities, themain part of our paper analyzes the effects on households and their im...