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Globalization and Economic Inequality between Developed and Developing Economies: A Comparative Study

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Yaxuan Li1, *
1Shenzhen College of International Education, Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, China
*Corresponding author. Email: PSO@scie.com.cn
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Yaxuan Li
Available Online 18 June 2026.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-585-0_98How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Globalization; Inequality; Developing Economics
Abstract

Globalization has transformed the global trade, investment and technology flows in the world. Globalization has affected the economies of developed and developing countries in different kinds of ways. The study attempts to find out whether globalization has decreased or increased inequality between two groups: developed and developing countries. The study uses literature review, descriptive statistics and case studies for analysis of globalization effects on income distribution. USA is taken as a representative developed country and India, Vietnam, Mexico, Brazil and China as case study developing countries. The results reveal that globalization has reduced poverty and increased income in some developing countries around the world. However, globalization has increased income inequality in both developed and developing countries. The paper concludes that globalization impact on inequality is shaped by national policies, labor mobility and ability to move up in global value chains. The paper concludes with policy recommendations to make globalization more inclusive.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2025 International Conference on Hybrid Commerce, Human Capital, and Economic Dynamics (ICHCH 2025)
Series
Advances in Economics, Business and Management Research
Publication Date
18 June 2026
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978-2-38476-585-0
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2352-5428
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-585-0_98How to use a DOI?
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© 2026 The Author(s)
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Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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