But just because it is a comforting tale doesn't make it true. * Though global real GDP has nearly tripled since 1980, 1.1 billion more people are now living in poverty.įor decades we have been told a story: that development is working, that poverty is a natural phenomenon and will be eradicated through aid by 2030. * Today, 60 per cent of the world's population lives on less than $5 a day. * The richest eight people control more wealth than the poorest half of the world combined. In The Divide, Jason Hickel brilliantly lays it out, layer upon layer, until you are left reeling with the outrage of it all.' - Kate Raworth, author of Doughnut Economics 'There's no understanding global inequality without understanding its history.
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