They argue that only poverty reduction matters. In the words of Anne Krueger, the Deputy Managing Director of the IMF, “Poor people are desperate to improve their material conditions…rather than to march up the income distribution [ladder].”
我们应该对此采取相应的举措吗？许多人认为采取全球性的行动应对经济不平衡是没有必要的。他们认为只有扶贫才是正道。按国际货币基金组织（IMF）副总裁Anne Krueger的话来说，“穷人们正迫不及待地要改善物质条件……而不是在收入分配的层级上大步向前。”