PHA-Exchange> How to Make Globalization Work for the Poor [World Economic Forum Davos/ World Social Forum / WB Papers]

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From: "Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC)" <ruglucia at PAHO.ORG>
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The annual World Economic Forum's in Davos, will begin under the theme
            Partnering for Prosperity and Security

 21 - 25 January  2004: 33rd Annual Meeting in Davos - Switzerland


Website:  <http://www.weforum.org/> http://www.weforum.org/ 
Meeting Newsletter:
<http://www.weforum.org/pdf/Newsletter/eng_0104.pdf>

>From 21 to 25 January 2004, 1,050 per-sonalities from the world of
business, 250 of them from developing countries, and 1,050
representatives from politics, science/academia, organized labour,
religions, NGOs, etc., as well as critics of globalization, will gather
in Davos to ana-lyse current issues and develop solutions.


World Social Forum 2004 - Another World is Possible

January 16 - 21,  2004 - Mumbai, India
WSF Secretariat and Indian Working Committee

Website:  <http://www.wsfindia.org/> http://www.wsfindia.org/ 

The world's largest annual gathering of social movements, grassroots
activists, NGOs and more to share, 
debate and move forward an alternative global social, economic and
political agenda. 

The WSF focused on opposing globalization, war and all forms of
discrimination including its racist, patriarchal and religious forms.

Assessing Globalization - World Bank Briefing Papers, 2004 


PREM Economic Policy Group and Development Economics Group, World Bank
Group

Website: http://www1.worldbank.org/economicpolicy/globalization/ 

"... the papers look 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:
<http://www1.worldbank.org/economicpolicy/globalization/documents/Asses
s
ingGlobalizationP1.pdf> What is Globalization? (174 kb PDF)
Part 2:
<http://www1.worldbank.org/economicpolicy/globalization/documents/Asses
s
ingGlobalizationP2.pdf> Does More International Trade Openness Increase
World Poverty? (215 kb PDF)
Part 3:
<http://www1.worldbank.org/economicpolicy/globalization/documents/Asses
s
ingGlobalizationP3.pdf> Does More International Trade Openness Worsen
Inequality (161 kb PDF)
Part 4:
<http://www1.worldbank.org/economicpolicy/globalization/documents/Asses
s
ingGlobalizationP4.pdf> Is Globalization Causing A 'Race To The Bottom'
In Environmental Standards (191 kb PDF)