According to Oxfam in research timed for the start of the World Economic Forum in Davos, in 2014, the richest 1% owned 48% of global wealth.
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation released a report showing that the proportion of people living in UK households with an income below minimum standards had risen since 2008
- Use the World Top Incomes Database to generate your own data on current and historic distribution of incomes in nations worldwide.
- One of the key themes of the World Economic Forum is economic growth. Consult the website to get information on how economic leaders intend to tackle this problem.
- Global Justice Now challenges their ‘ Seven dangerous delusions’. One of these focuses upon the ‘myth’ that Africa is poor.
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