This book explores the ways in which globalization can overcome poverty or make it worse. Globalization and its relation to poverty reduction and development are not well understood. By considering what helps and what does not, the book presents policy recommendations to make globalization more effective as a vehicle for shared growth and poverty reduction. The book defines the big historical trends, identifies the main globalization processes - trade, finance, aid, migration, and ideas - and examines how each can contribute to undermine economic development. It will be of interest to students, researchers, and anyone concerned with the effects of globalization on international development.