The timing of this high-level meeting could not be more propitious. Globalization is about the ever-diminishing boundaries of our world. It describes an accelerating process of communication, a sharing of ideas, of best practices, of products.
Globalization promotes social equality.
Change, even change for the better, can be stressful. The answer, I believe, depends upon whether you believe that growth is good. Globalization brings about change. It increases development. It spurs growth, and growth is the only cure we know for poverty.