World Bank admits globalization leads to inequality

‘The growth of free trade has not had a positive effect for all in the developed economies, according to a World Bank document quoted by the BBC.
According to an internal memo from the Washington-based organization seen by the British broadcaster, the side effects “may have led to rising wage inequality.”
The document, written by World Bank economists, says “trade has played a powerful role in creating jobs and contributing to rising incomes in advanced economies,” but also highlights its cons.
“Recent evidence from the US suggests that adjustment costs for those employed in sectors exposed to import competition from China are much higher than previously thought. While trade may have contributed to rising inequality in high income economies, so has technological change and the weakening of institutions that used to represent the interests of labor,” the report said.’
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