SOCI 100 Chapter Notes -Human Capital Flight, Economic Inequality, Social Inequality
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The uses of global poverty: how economic inequality benefits the west. Original article: herbert gans (1971): the uses of poverty: the poor pay all . Phenomena like poverty can be eliminated only when they become dysfunctional for the affluent or powerful or when the powerless can obtain enough power to change society. (gans 372) Global stratification patterns of social inequality in the world as a whole. The richest nations with the highest overall standards of living. Where industrial revolution first took place increased productivity and efficiency . Canada, us, western europe, israel, saudi arabia, hk, japan, south /korea, australia, new. Of the people live in or near cities. Produce enough economic goods to enable their people to lead a comfortable material life. Production is capital intensive factories, machines, technology. Per capita income: 000 - 000. Nations with a standard of living about average for the world as a whole. Per capita: 000 - 000.