Globalization, production, employment and poverty: debates and evidenceThe research reported in this special issue was funded by the Department for International Development of the UK government, as part of a programme of research on globalization and poverty, under a project entitled Globalization, Production and Poverty: Macro, Meso and Micro-level Studies (Project R7623). For more details, see the programme's website, http://www.gapresearch.org. The UK Department for International Development (DFID) supports policies, programmes and projects to promote international development. DFID provided funds for this study as part of that objective but the views and opinions expressed are those of the authors alone.