![]() ![]() It is a provocative, urgent and ultimately uplifting account of how the world works, and how it can change for the better. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for The Divide: A Brief Guide to Global Inequality and its Solut. The book is neither brief, nor is it a guide. Rose The subtitle of Jason Hickel’s book The Divide is something of an understatement. 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. The Divide A Brief Guide to Global Inequality and its Solutions by Jason Hickel NovemEconomics, Finance, Financial Institutions, Tax, The Commons Book review by Mathew D. 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 ‘There’s no understanding global inequality without understanding its history. ![]()
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