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Rich man, poor man
Wednesday, October 22, 2008 5:09 PM

Income inequality grew in most OECD countries between the mid 1980s and the mid 2000s. On average the income of the richest 10 percent of the population is now almost nine times higher than the poorest 10 percent. In Denmark and Sweden the gap is narrower with the richest 10% earning on average less than five times the poorest. Only a few countries bucked the... Read More...

by Cynthia Coutu | 1 comment(s)

Filed under: poverty, income inequality, household income