Over 1 billion people currently live in slums, with the number of slum dwellers only expected
to grow in the coming decades. The vast majority of slums are located in and around urban …

What is the greatest single class of distortions in the global economy? One contender for this
title is the tightly binding constraints on emigration from poor countries. Vast numbers of …

This highly-acclaimed, bestselling textbook, quickly established itself as one of the leading
texts on the subject worldwide in its 1st edition. Now substantially revised and updated …

Despite three decades of preoccupation with development in Africa, the economies of most
African nations are still stagnating or regressing. For most Africans, incomes are lower than …

This article explains how consensus decision making has operated in practice in the
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade/World Trade Organization (GATT/WTO). When …

Sponsored by the UK Department for International Development, this book deals directly
with concerns that reform may have adverse effects on poverty in developing countries. The …

The Evolution of the Trade Regime offers a comprehensive political-economic history of the
development of the world's multilateral trade institutions, the General Agreement on Tariffs …

Can politicians effectively control national borders even if they wish to do so? How do
politically powerless migrants relate to more privileged migrants and to national citizens? Is …

The effects of the Uruguay Round are quantified using a numerical general equilibrium
model which incorporates increasing returns to scale, 24 regions, 22 commodities, and …

This is a pioneering study which should serve as a model for future research and will to a
wide audience'Dharam Ghai, Director United Nations Research Institute for Social …