Discussie. Mondialisering, groei en ongelijkheid. Antwoord aan Hans Visser en Robert Went

Globalization, Growth, and Inequality: A Response to Hans Visser and Robert Went. In a reply to criticisms by Hans Visser and Robert Went (2002) of the author's "Mondialisering en de mondiale welvaartskloof: trends in inkomensverschillen in de wereld, 1950-1998" ([Globalization and the Global Welfare Gap: Trends in Income Disparities in the World, 1950-1998] 2002), it is argued that the author and his critics are speaking of different things. Visser approves of globalization "under certain conditions," whereas Went aligns himself with antiglobalists. It is acknowledged that the definition of globalization is a problematic one, and that it can be argued that globalization as a process began in 1492. What is at issue is the prevalence of poverty in the world, and whether the globalized economies of the world ameliorate or perpetuate this poverty. 11 References. A. Siegel