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1、TheEffectofGlobalizationonPovertyandInequality Abstract:Globalizationhasbecomeakindoftrendandmanypeoplebelievethatglobalizationbenefitsusalot.Thisarticleaimsatvalidatingthepositiveeffectofglobalizationonpovertyandinequality. KeyWords:globalization,trend,povertyandinequality Withth
2、edevelopmentofeconomyandtechnology,manyofuscometorealizethatthecontactbetweencountrieshasbecomemuchmorefrequentthanbefore. Nowadays,almosteveryoneknowstheforeignbrands,suchasKFC,andCocoChanel.Whenwepursedevelopment,wecan’tavoidkeepingcontactwithothercountries.Soglobalizationhasbecom
3、eakindoftrendwhichcan’tbestoppedbyanycountries.Asforitsadvantagesanddisadvantages,individuals’viewonthisissuevariesdramatically.Someonebelievesthatglobalizationisagoodthingsinceitbringsalotofconveniencetotheirdailylife.Whereasothersarguethatglobalizationincreasespovertyandinequality.
4、Theyarguethatthedevelopedcountriesaretheonlycountrieswhichbenefitfromtheprocessofglobalizing,andthedevelopingcountriessufferedaseriesofenvironmentalpollutionproblemsinthecourseofglobalization.Therefore,theyconcludethatglobalizationincreasespovertyandinequality. Asformyownpointofview
5、,globalizationisameansofcreatingwealthandbenefitsfornationsandindividualsallovertheworldinsteadofincreasingpovertyandinequality.Itisobviousthatglobalizationmakesalotofcontributiontoeliminatingthepoverty.TakeChinaasanexample.SinceChinasuccessfullysoughtthemembershipofWTO,therapidtrade
6、expansionandeconomicgrowthsharplycutthenumberofthedesperatepoor.AccordingtoasurveyofWorldBank,thenumberofpovertyinthepoorregionofChina,whoseincomeislessthanonedollaraday,hasdroppedfrom27percentto15percent.However,thereisstillsomeonewhoquestionsthevaluesofglobalization.Becausetheyrega
7、rdtheglobalizationasanevilandthinkthatitistheglobalizationthatenlargesthegapbetweenthepoorandtherich.Here,weshouldpointoutthatmanyfactorstogethercausethisproblem,notjustglobalizationalone. Although,someproblemscomeintobeingduringtheprocessofglobalizing,wecan’tdenythefactthatglobaliz
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