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> Globalisation has resulted in the greatest reduction in human poverty to have ever occurred Correlation ≠ Causation. How can you so easily attribute one to t
by ShorsHammer 8y ago
> Globalisation has resulted in the greatest reduction in human poverty to have ever occurred
Correlation ≠ Causation. How can you so easily attribute one to the other? I'd argue advancements in science have done far more to alleviate poverty and suffering rather than lowered trade barriers.
It's a common theme worldwide that most of the gains from globalisation have gone to the elites while environmental damage has been externalised.
- GyYZTfWBfQw 8y agoExcept there's no advancements in science, or not to this extent as there is in capitalism. You are talking about "advancements in science" as if they are a given in every society: it's not. Capitalism allows us to pursue science, instead of starving to death.
- edanm 8y agoThat's not a bad point IMO, and one that I often vaguely wonder about too. Just how much of the reduction in poverty is because of capitalism/globalization, and how much is because of improved technology? I'm not sure I know the answer to that. Then again, I'm not sure it's so easy to separate out these things - capitalism almost certainly lead to more technology.