The claim of globalization critics that the income gap to industrial countries is bound to widen for essentially all … developing countries as a consequence of economic globalization is in conflict with empirical evidence. Economic performance … and foreign indebtedness which may explain the varying experience with globalization in regard to per capita income growth …

This book examines the two fundamental arguments that are often raised against globalization: that it produces … dispels the notion of the so-called "victim of globalization", demonstrating how, despite popular belief, acceleration of … globalization actually stands to reduce the levels of poverty and inequality worldwide. He poses the question as to whether …