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Inequality in the Portuguese-Speaking World - Global & Historical Perspectives (Hardcover)
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Inequality in the Portuguese-Speaking World - Global & Historical Perspectives (Hardcover)
Series: The Portuguese-Speaking World
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Global social inequality has declined over the past 100 years and
the gap between different parts of the world, measured by average
lifespan, has narrowed. The internal gap between wealthy and poor
in the western world has likewise reduced, from the 1930s to the
1970s, although not in a linear way. The 1980s represented a
turning point in developed countries, as the top 0.1% of income
earners accumulated extraordinary riches. This new trend did not
subside with the financial crisis of 2008, but expanded to less
developed areas of the world; indeed, long-term significant
reduction of poverty is now considered vulnerable. Inequality of
income and its associated impacts has triggered a passionate debate
between those who maintain that an unequal accumulation of richness
is crucial for economic and social progress and those who believe
that it does not encourage investment and that it prevents
increased demand, thus negatively affecting the economy. This
contributed volume sets out to study social inequality in
Portuguese-speaking countries, thus providing diversification of
experience across different continents. The purpose is to identify
major economic, historical and cultural developments in terms of
education, health, life-cycle, gender, ethnic, and religious
relations. The current realities of migration are also addressed,
since they raise the issue of ethnic integration. This is the first
published work to address inequality in a cross-continent yet same
language perspective, and presents a striking advance in the global
study of inequality.
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