POLS 2940 Chapter Notes - Chapter 19: Gini Coefficient, International Inequality, Redistribution Of Income And Wealth
1 Feb 2017
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17 % of world population is illiterate, nearly 2/3 of this number are women, this is changing steadily. More than half of world"s teenagers get to stay on at school after 15, almost as many girls as boys. Top 27% of world population make it to university, more women than men. More than 70% of students in developed countries go to university, 1/5 in developing countries. The longer you stay in college, the more chances you have of getting better paying job. Imagine that you could be someone else, you can choose your gender, ethnicity, and where you live. Don"t choose hispanic, they make the least among other races: black people make more than hispanic, white people make more than black, asians make more than white. More than half of asians with a job had a bachelor"s degree or higher. Just before the economic collapse, the top 1% were receiving 22 percent of country"s income.
