the divide a brief guide to global inequality

It is a provocative, urgent and ultimately uplifting account of how the world works, and how it can change for the better. Poor countries are poor because they are integrated into the global economic system on unequal terms, and aid only helps to hide this.ĭrawing on pioneering research and years of first-hand experience, The Divide tracks the evolution of global inequality - from the expeditions of Christopher Columbus to the present day - offering revelatory answers to some of humanity's greatest problems. 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 ISBN 9781786090034 Purchase this product now and earn 39 Points!'There's no understanding global inequality without understanding its history. Drawing on pioneering research and years of first-hand experience, The Divide tracks the evolution of global inequality – from the expeditions of Christopher Columbus to the present day – offering revelatory answers to some of humanity’s greatest problems. Poor countries are poor because they are integrated into the global economic system on unequal terms, and aid only helps to hide this. In The Divide, Jason Hickel brilliantly lays it.

But just because it is a comforting tale doesn’t make it true. By (Author) : Jason Hickel Theres no understanding global inequality without understanding its history. * 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. and ecological economics, which are the subjects of his two most recent books: The Divide: A Brief Guide to Global Inequality and its Solutions (2017). * 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.

The divide a brief guide to global inequality