Globalisation and poverty in Senegal: a worst case scenario?
2011
Maertens, Miet | Colen, Liesbeth | Swinnen, Johan F.M.
There is no consensus about how globalisation - trade and foreign investments - affects poverty reduction. Using household survey data, this study contributes to the empirical literature on globalisation and poverty by analysing the household-level implications of increased foreign investments and trade in the horticulture sector in Senegal. In many aspects this represents what many would consider a 'worst-case scenario'. Stringent rich country standards are imposed on exports and the supply chain is controlled by a single multinational company with extreme levels of supply base consolidation and vertical integration and complete exclusion of smallholder suppliers. We analyse and quantify income and poverty effects under these 'worst-case conditions' and find significant positive welfare impacts through employment creation and labour market participation.
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