SPECIAL STUDIES N°5

Trade, Income Disparity and Poverty

This study, which is based on two expert reports commissioned by the WTO Secretariat, aims to clarify the relationship between trade, global income disparity, and poverty.

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Professor Dan Ben-David of Tel Aviv University takes an in-depth look at the linkages between trade, economic growth, and income disparity among nations. Professor L. Alan Winters of the University of Sussex discusses the various channels by which trade may affect the income opportunities of poor people. The publication also includes a non-technical overview of the two expert reports.

Published in 1999

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