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Globalisation and the Rural Poor
Author(s) -
Killick Tony
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
development policy review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.671
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1467-7679
pISSN - 0950-6764
DOI - 10.1111/1467-7679.00129
Subject(s) - globalization , livelihood , productivity , poverty , welfare , work (physics) , rural poverty , development economics , government (linguistics) , distribution (mathematics) , economic growth , business , rural area , economics , income distribution , market economy , inequality , agriculture , political science , geography , linguistics , philosophy , archaeology , mechanical engineering , mathematical analysis , mathematics , law , engineering
This article surveys how globalisation is affecting rural poverty. The forces of change may affect the welfare of the rural poor through their influence on productivity, growth, income distribution, technologies, the security of livelihoods, and policies. There are both credit and debit entries: large potential benefits, for example from accelerated growth, but also real dangers that the rural poor will be left behind, for example that they will not have access to the knowledge and other assets necessary for success in a commercialised world. The article also discusses some of the influences on the ways the forces of change work themselves out, stressing the importance of market access, positive government policy stances and the assets of the rural poor.