Sizing Up Global Integration ; the More Globalized Nations Boast Greater Income Equality, Not Less

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Globalization has become the new century's most abused buzzword. Advocates and detractors alike bend its meaning to fit their arguments.

In truth, globalization entails a dense web of cross-border relationships that range from the very evident - one example is the exotic fruits found in supermarkets - to the very subtle, such as the opinions that become conventional wisdom as a result of the unprecedented boom in human interaction.

One aspect frequently missed in the debates about globalization is its measurement: How extensive is globalization? Which countries are the most globalized? The least? And why?

Those rare instances in which anyone …