Globalization has taken wealth from people in the richer countries and propelled it into the developing world, enabling countries like Brazil, China, and India to improve the lives of their citizens and become regional powers. A single job for a Bangladeshi garment worker making shirts that would previously have been made in the United States opened up a chance for the family’s education and health care, even though it might put an American worker onto food stamps. China and Asia championed globalization, while a critical mass within the Western democracies resented this spread of opportunity
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