TOPIC 25 Poverty, wealth and inequality

TOPIC 25 Poverty, wealth and inequality

1. 1. Economic changes.

   • According to the Human Development Report of the United Nations Program, inequality in the world has increased markedly in recent years.

2. 2. Wealth in the World.

   • The gap between rich and poor has deepened in the midst of globalization. There is more inequality between countries and also within them.

3. 3. Poverty and Indigence.

   • In the world there is great poverty. Poverty can be recognized immediately, but it is not easy to define it.

4. 4. How is poverty measured?

   • The poverty line has been defined in one dollar a day per person. That means that with that value a person has only minimal survival conditions.

5. 5. Societies of waste.

   • The main cause of poverty and the concentration of world wealth is the inequality of opportunities for people in poor countries to access the knowledge society.

6. 6. Overcome Poverty.

   • The main key is in the villages that must organize to claim their rights.