Abstract: Starting from the latter half of the 19th century till the outbreak of World War I was the first wave of globalization. But real globalization did not occur until about ten years after the end of the Cold War. While globalization has brought about an increase in wealth worldwide, it has also given rise to intensified polarization between the developed and developing countries, and between the rich and the poor. This tendency can be accounted for by various complicated historical and practical causes.

Key words: globalization, polarization of the rich and the poor, causes

摘要： 从19世纪后半期到第一次世界大战前夕,形成了第一股全球化的高潮,自冷战结束后的10余年来,名副其实的全球化才真正形成。全球化虽然带动了整个世界财富的增长,但在世界范围内,发达国家与发展中国家、富人与穷人之间的贫富分化呈现出愈益扩大的趋势。造成这种状况有历史及现实的多种复杂的原因。

关键词: 全球化, 贫富分化, 原因