Globalisation- Poverty and Income Distribution:

Most opponents rarely distinguish between poverty and  income distribution and  use  the two  terms almost interchangeably. But  they  are actually  two different criteria. The additional income needed  to  lift a person  above  the poverty  line  is  independent of how much  additional income a rich person receives. Therefore,  inequality  could increase as the extent of poverty decreases and  one's views about the  desirability of globalisation andlor growth  may depend on whether the criteria of poverty or  income distribution is used.  The effect of globalisation on poverty and  income distribution can be broken into two  separate questions. Firstly, what  is the direct effect of  globalisation on poverty or income distribution? Secondly, what is the indirect effect through growth, namely how  does globalisation affect growth and how does groth affect poverty and  income distribution?