The prolific interdisciplinary scholar who worked on the periphery and challenged Eurocentrism also drew attention to the El NiƱo phenomenon and global warming concerns in Victorian times
Freer trade could bring benefits worth up to -billion a year to the world economy, according to a study on Thursday that dismisses growing unease about globalisation. The report, by two economists in Australia and Britain, also suggested greater immigration to rich nations from developing countries would raise economic growth.