" Particularly in the Global South, trade liberalization has rarely been accompanied by working mechanisms to redistribute its gains to the poor, or to provide meaningful work or retraining for those left unemployed by the consequences of market shifts.20 This is because liberalization is part of a bigger political philosophy – one in which government intervention (even to provide a basic protection for rights) is considered meddlesome and inefficient. This is why, with few exceptions, the era of trade agreements has also been the era of increasing inequality. "

― Raj Patel , Stuffed And Starved: Markets, Power And The Hidden Battle For The World Food System