[9급 지방직 영어 2012년 17번]

Globalization has its upsides and downsides. Countries like China adopt a basically proglobalization strategy, adapt it to their own political, social, and economic conditions, and reap the benefits. Of course, there are costs to this growth as well － in terms of environment, social cohesion, and economic equality, which each government needs to monitor and mitigate － but let's stop downplaying the economic benefits, and let's stop pretending that the antiglobalization advocates have any realistic strategy for bringing many people out of poverty quickly. There are many speeds that a country can go at down this globalization path － each country has to choose the right speed for its particular social and political circumstances. But there is only one right direction.