The divide : (Record no. 35668)

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER
LC control number 2017431238
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781785151132
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Call number 305 HI DI
MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Authors Hickel, Jason
TITLE STATEMENT
Title The divide :
Subtitle a brief guide to global inequality and its solutions
Statement of responsibility, etc Jason Hickel
PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication London :
Publisher William Heinemann,
Date c2017.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 347 p. :
Other Details ill. ;
Size 24 cm.
SUMMARY
Summary We have been told that development is working: that the global South is catching up to the North, that poverty has been cut in half over the past thirty years, and will be eradicated by 2030. It’s a comforting tale and one that is endorsed by the world’s most powerful governments and corporations. But is it true?

Since 1960, the income gap between the North and South has roughly tripled in size. Today 4.3 billion people, 60 percent of the world's population, live on less than $5 per day. Some 1 billion live on less than $1 a day. The richest eight people now control the same amount of wealth as the poorest half of the world combined.

What is causing this growing divide? We are told that poverty is a natural phenomenon that can be fixed with aid. But in reality, it is a political problem: poverty doesn’t just exist; it has been created.
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Heading Equality
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Heading Globalization
ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
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        University of Wollongong in Dubai University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection 2019-03-19 Kinokuniya 305 HI DI T0062039 2019-03-19 2019-03-19 REGULAR April2019

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