The three richest people on earth are wealthier than the 36 poorest countries combined.
Industrialised countries hold 97 per cent of all patents. Eighty per cent of patents granted in developing countries are owned by residents of industrial countries.
Globalisation has accelerated the growing power and influence of organised crime syndicates, which gross $1.5 trillion a year.
Hollywood reaches every market, getting half its revenues from overseas. But foreign films have barely three per cent of the US market.
