Issues Briefs

Assessing Globalization
This series of World Bank Briefing Papers looks at how to define globalization and then assesses three leading questions about globalization by looking at the evidence from a large number of countries. These papers concentrate on the international trade dimension of globalization; subsequent Briefing Papers will look at other dimensions and questions about globalization.

Part 1: What is Globalization? (174 kb PDF)
Part 2: Does More International Trade Openness Increase World Poverty? (215 kb PDF)
Part 3: Does More International Trade Openness Worsen Inequality (161 kb PDF)
Part 4: Is Globalization Causing A 'Race To The Bottom' In Environmental Standards (191 kb PDF)
PREM Economic Policy Group and Development Economics Group, World Bank Group