But is the Third World necessarily improving specifically thanks to globalization? Is aggressive free market globalization necessarry for healthy progress? Aren't priorities of each contry more important?

Comparison of child mortality rates Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, South Korea against, respectively, Turkey, Russia, Pakistan, South Africa, Poland rather shows that the world can be better off without misguided "advancement". Obsession with GDP growth is actually impending essential improvements.

I will continue in this thread.