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Posted: 10/21/08 at 4:41pm
pitiful
"The two decades covered in the study -- 1985-2005 -- saw the development of global trade and the Internet, and a period of overall strong economic growth. The countries covered are mostly developed nations, especially in Europe.
The United States has the highest inequality and poverty in the OECD after Mexico and Turkey, and the gap has increased rapidly since 2000, the report said. France, meanwhile, has seen inequalities fall in the past 20 years as poorer workers are better paid."
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D93UU9980.htm
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e5248dfa-9f49-11dd-a3fa-000077b07658.html
"The two decades covered in the study -- 1985-2005 -- saw the development of global trade and the Internet, and a period of overall strong economic growth. The countries covered are mostly developed nations, especially in Europe.
The United States has the highest inequality and poverty in the OECD after Mexico and Turkey, and the gap has increased rapidly since 2000, the report said. France, meanwhile, has seen inequalities fall in the past 20 years as poorer workers are better paid."
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D93UU9980.htm
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e5248dfa-9f49-11dd-a3fa-000077b07658.html
