Globalization and Poverty.

• Position: Bureau Books

Globalization and Poverty, edited by Ann Harrison, is available from the University of Chicago Press for $99.00. This NBER Conference Report brings together experts on international trade and poverty to provide a detailed view of the effects of globalization on the poor in developing nations, answering such questions as: Do lower import tariffs improve the lives of the poor? Has increased financial integration led to more or less poverty? How have the poor fared during various currency crises? Does food aid hurt or help the poor?

To date, poverty has been used as a popular and convenient catch...