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Discusses inequality between rich and poor within individual states and between Northern and Southern states worldwide, whether both are increasing as a result of economic globalization, and whether and how this tendency should be controlled.

Globalization and Governance, by Nkosazana Clarice Zuma
Globalization, which does not only have an economie dimension, involves both opportunities and risks for developing countries. It is essential that these countries be integrated into the worlcrs economie System. However, many challenges have yet to be overcome, particularly the obstacles to movement of unskilled workers from the South in the industrialized countries and access to the rich countries' markets in the sectors in which the latter are inefficient. The democratization of many countries in the world forms one of the cornerstones of good governance. The latter also implies an open and direct dialogue between countries and a negotiated, peaceful settlement of conflicts. Finally, the multilateral organizations - in particular the United Nations System, which is in need of reform - hâve an important role to play in order to counteract the negative impact of globalization on developing countries.

Ethics and Globalization, by Monseigneur Lustiger
Globalization is characterized by the accumulation of trade, capital, products and people and tends to redefine the planet as a "single village". Although the process derives its strength from disregarding politics, this is also its weakness. Thus whereas globalization seeks to transcend the barriers between nations and communities, it often results in an exacerbation of parochial claims based on the defense of individual identities. Globalization must not be imposed in the name of history. Rather it must take into account the political, cultural and civic dimensions of human beings. In this respect, the Christian Church could set an example for addressing globalization, in view of her experience as a model of universal communion that respects each person's individuality.