It would be absurd to condemn, as some do, globalization as the main and only culprit in the erosion of traditional sources of support for the poor. Globalization is above all a context, an environment, even if the consequences of the first major financial and economic crisis of the global age will further deepen the gap between the very rich and the very poor.
光去谴责全球化，说它是侵蚀传统弱者保护网的主要嫌疑犯，甚至是唯一的嫌疑犯，无疑是荒谬的。全球化最多只是一个背景、一种环境，尽管全球时代的第一场金融经济大危机的确把富豪和赤贫之间的差距进一步拉大了。