International inequality

poor to become even poorer. In 1960, the average pay after taxes for chief executives at the largest U.S. corporations was 12 times greater than the average wage of factory workers. By the year 2000, this number had grown to 531. The idea that inequality is justified on the grounds of those at the top had contributed more to the economy by believing they are “job creators”, is verified to be false by the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis. The richest of our country walked off with…

relative share of income has declined. This creates huge amounts of inequality, thus creating divided societies in which the poorest areas have major welfare issues and since, in some cases, the higher levels of society are incredibly wealthy the divide has created societies with extreme wealth as well as extreme poverty. This makes poverty an even bigger issue in development studies as it means that there is now issues of inequality, not just exclusively poverty but it has increased the…

Most cases, either in manufacturing, in stores, or online, etc., devices and machines is now replacing the need for a human complement. Stephen Hawking even spoke about how new technologies aids the growth of inequalities. To sum up what he had to say, CNN’s Heather Long’s review she points out the general ideas of Hawking’s interview with, “Technology has replaced many blue collar jobs that paid well. Those workers have had to switch into retail and home healthcare…

The society today is developing towards a stage where wealthiest are ruling the planet and is increasingly becoming plutocratic. What used to be a democratic state is no longer present. This plutocratic stage has seen many similarities with the society depicted in Jennifer Government by Max Barry. Jennifer Government is staged in a society where the wealthiest corporations have taken over the planet and have formed their own society. As well as that, they have made a huge impact in the human…

different opportunities in life and different ways of looking at the world” (pg. 225). With that being said, this reignites the topic of homelessness that I chose for my term paper. It touched on a very important note on how society clearly defines inequality, wealth, and income. Further grabbing my attention, was the effort it took to conceptualize theses terms, versus the lack of effort to formulate new ideas on how to combat societal problems. Furthermore, when analyzing the different…

The American Dream is believed to be the chance at an, “equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work, determination, and initiative.” Some believe that the American Dream is not a realistic goal for many Americans, while I believe that the American Dream is alive and well in 2016. Many people still believe in the American Dream and claim it is still viable. For example, In 2004, Barack Obama, as an Illinois State Senator, gave a speech at the Democratic National…

In the nineteenth century, urban poverty was a huge issue and today it still is an issue. I believe the reason urban poverty has been such a difficult subject for Americans to discuss is because of how devastating it is. In the 1890s, there was a huge difference between the rich and the poor. While the rich were flaunting their fabulous wealth, the working men and women, lived hard lives on low salaries also living in crowded and unpleasant places. These people have to different sides to the…

only for those at the bottom attempting to move off welfare and into work, but also for those at the top whose wealth should not entitle them to evade civic, social and tax obligations. Critics say labor should have done more to tackle spiraling inequalities at the top. This issue is not as distant from attempts to reduce poverty as it may seem at first sight. For if the rich paid higher level of taxation, not only would they be living up to their social responsibilities, but that extra money…

cause financial debt to families, it can cause family breakdowns, social isolation, shame and it can even lead to violence. The Conflict theory perspective explains how unemployment can be caused by class and power by focusing on the inequality in society. The inequality sequentially predicts that the poorer members of society struggle to find employment, get education to find suitable employment and are. A social problem is an issue defined by society to be exactly that; an issue. This can…

“Poverty is reality to more people than we’re willing to admit.” Linda Tirando, currently settled in Washington DC, is one out of approximately 50 million people in the United States living in poverty. She has tried to give an explanation on why poor people seem so self-destructive and take poor decisions. She describes poverty as a vicious circle: the longer you stay in it, the less likely it becomes that you will ever get out. Tirando was not born into poverty, but she was simply unlucky and…