In a Class Discussion on Global Inequality, Brigid Was Challenging

question 127

Multiple Choice

In a class discussion on global inequality, Brigid was challenging the view put forward by her classmate Eduardo who argued that, overall, things are getting better than they used to be. Which of the following points made in the textbook in Chapter 6 would best support Eduardo's position?

• A) The number of people living on less than $1 a day peaked in 1950.
• B) The share of the world income going to the top 10 percent of individuals increased between 1975 and 2000
• C) The share of the world income going to the bottom 20 percent of individuals fell between 1975 and 2000.
• D) The richest 1 percent of the world's population earned as much as the bottom 57 percent.