Introduction
The article being critiqued is Globalization and Inequality, published by Oxford university press in 2009, is written by Melinda Mills, who is a professor teaching sociology in Oxford University, editor in chief of European sociology review and also a board member of European consortium for sociological research. She finished her higher studies at the university Gronginen in Holland and PhD at Oxford University. Melinda also accumulated vast research experience at Universities in Holland, Germany and England.
The purpose of her article is to clear up whether globalization improves or worsens income inequality. Globalization simply means the increase in interconnectedness between countries and people in different aspects such as …show more content…
Another argument is that globalization increases the population of immigrants, which are mainly low-skilled workers that are willing to work for a lower pay, increasing the competition for jobs bringing down the average income of the country and increasing income inequality.
Globalization does increase the income gap, as it tends to favor the affluent.
Summary
Globalization’s rapid growth is chaperoned by the wildly debated topic on whether the income gap widens or shrinks with globalization. The results from researchers are highly inconsistent as some argues that it widens the income gap, while others disagree. The varying data is caused by the method used to measure the change in income inequality and the standardization of a common currency to compare. Change in income inequality is usually measured by the Gini Coefficient …show more content…
In the article by Motonishi (2004) Thailand’s income gap gradually rises even though there has been significant growth and a substantial reduction in poverty. This is due to the government’s focus on improving urban areas and not acknowledging the rural regions. Other reasons might include child labor and increase in immigrants willing to work for lower pay, this decreases the average income of the country and worsens the income gap.
Conclusion
The author is effective in bringing the situation to light and successfully answering the age old question whether globalization actually increases income inequality or not. Mills had done extensive research for her article using data from trustworthy researcher and organizations such as the
The article being critiqued is Globalization and Inequality, published by Oxford university press in 2009, is written by Melinda Mills, who is a professor teaching sociology in Oxford University, editor in chief of European sociology review and also a board member of European consortium for sociological research. She finished her higher studies at the university Gronginen in Holland and PhD at Oxford University. Melinda also accumulated vast research experience at Universities in Holland, Germany and England.
The purpose of her article is to clear up whether globalization improves or worsens income inequality. Globalization simply means the increase in interconnectedness between countries and people in different aspects such as …show more content…
Another argument is that globalization increases the population of immigrants, which are mainly low-skilled workers that are willing to work for a lower pay, increasing the competition for jobs bringing down the average income of the country and increasing income inequality.
Globalization does increase the income gap, as it tends to favor the affluent.
Summary
Globalization’s rapid growth is chaperoned by the wildly debated topic on whether the income gap widens or shrinks with globalization. The results from researchers are highly inconsistent as some argues that it widens the income gap, while others disagree. The varying data is caused by the method used to measure the change in income inequality and the standardization of a common currency to compare. Change in income inequality is usually measured by the Gini Coefficient …show more content…
In the article by Motonishi (2004) Thailand’s income gap gradually rises even though there has been significant growth and a substantial reduction in poverty. This is due to the government’s focus on improving urban areas and not acknowledging the rural regions. Other reasons might include child labor and increase in immigrants willing to work for lower pay, this decreases the average income of the country and worsens the income gap.
Conclusion
The author is effective in bringing the situation to light and successfully answering the age old question whether globalization actually increases income inequality or not. Mills had done extensive research for her article using data from trustworthy researcher and organizations such as the