OECD blog: spotlight on a fact or figure : povertyhttp://webnet.oecd.org/CommServerPers/blogs/spotlight/archive/tags/poverty/default.aspxTags: povertyenCommunityServer 2007 SP2 (Build: 20611.960)Rich man, poor manhttp://webnet.oecd.org/CommServerPers/blogs/spotlight/archive/2008/10/22/rich-man-poor-man.aspxWed, 22 Oct 2008 15:09:00 GMT9a6c817c-c0fb-4942-afcf-69ae93ffa326:1508Cynthia Coutu1http://webnet.oecd.org/CommServerPers/blogs/spotlight/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=1508http://webnet.oecd.org/CommServerPers/blogs/spotlight/archive/2008/10/22/rich-man-poor-man.aspx#commentsIncome 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...(<a href="http://webnet.oecd.org/CommServerPers/blogs/spotlight/archive/2008/10/22/rich-man-poor-man.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://webnet.oecd.org/CommServerPers/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1508" width="1" height="1">povertyincome inequalityhousehold income