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Global inequality cannot be understood without an understanding of its history. In the book "The Divide," Jason Hickel cleverly analyzes the evolution of global inequality, revealing significant facts.
- The eight richest people own more wealth than the poorest half of humanity combined.
- Today, 60% of the global population lives on less than $5 a day.
- Although global real GDP has nearly tripled since 1980, 1.1 billion more individuals live in poverty.
For decades, we have been told a story: that growth is progressing, that poverty is a natural phenomenon that will be eradicated through aid by 2030. However, just because this narrative is comforting, it does not make it true. Poor countries are poor because they are integrated into the global economic system on unequal terms, and aid only serves to obscure this fact.
"The Divide" traces the evolution of global inequality, from the explorations of Christopher Columbus to the present day, offering revealing answers to some of humanity's biggest problems. It is a challenging, urgent, and ultimately optimistic narrative about how the world works and how it can change for the better.
Pages: 368, Dimensions: 12.9x12.9cm
Manufacturer
- Author
- Jason Hickel
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Language
- English
- Subtitle
- A Brief Guide to Global Inequality and its Solutions
- Cover
- Soft
- Number of Pages
- 368
- Release Date
- -
- Publication Date
- 2018
- Dimensions
- 12x19 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9781786090034
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