Globalization has led to both benefits and harms according to the document. It discusses how the novel The White Tiger portrays the negative effects of globalization in India, including widening rural-urban gaps, corruption in various systems, unemployment, exploitation of the lower classes, and the impact of technology in creating a "dark" India. It notes how globalization has contributed to new social classes and a situation where people must "eat or be eaten". While material prosperity has increased for some, globalization has also deepened misery for many through issues like poverty, lack of opportunity, and erosion of cultural identity.