Global inequality: 358 billionaires vs. 2.3 billion people

Global inequality: 358 billionaires vs. 2.3 billion people

The growing income inequality globally is best illustrated by the fact that today the net worth of the world's 358 richest people is equal to the combined income of the poorest 45% of the world's population--2.3 billion people.

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Veröffentlicht in:New perspectives quarterly 1996-10, Vol.13 (4), p.32
1. Verfasser: Speth, James Gustave
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Income distribution
Poverty
Social conditions & trends
Wealth
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Zusammenfassung:The growing income inequality globally is best illustrated by the fact that today the net worth of the world's 358 richest people is equal to the combined income of the poorest 45% of the world's population--2.3 billion people.
ISSN:0893-7850
1540-5842