This quote "cited a global poll that characterized Americans as selfish and bent on arranging the global economy for their own benefit." sums up what many other countries think of the united states. Bill gates raised the question is the rich world giving back enough? The thought on this matter is no in many other countries, and even our own country. The other thought is that people think that globalization supports this"``The perception, among many, is that this is the fault of globalization, and that globalization is driven by a global elite, composed of - or at least, represented by - the people who attend this gathering,'' But where would these poor countries be without the united states aid and the industry that the US creates in their poor countries. The UN secretary general was quoted saying at the end of the conference``I believe that perception is wrong - and that globalization, so far from being the cause of poverty and other social ills, offers the best hope of overcoming them,'' he said.