Question 1

A handy measure of inequality in a country is called

Accepted Answer

the 90/10 ratio

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racial deficit

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too bad for you

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the haves and the havenots

Question 2

The 90/10 ration explains

Accepted Answer

the average income of the richest 10% divided by the average income of the poorest 10%.

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why people starve

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the guns to butter ratio

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the average of top 10% of employed persons divided by the average of total unemployed persons

Question 3

The wider the gap between the richest and poorest in a country produces

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a higher ratio number

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10/90 ratio

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a lower ratio number

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a balanced ratio number

Question 4

The United States has a 90/10 ratio of

Accepted Answer

5.4

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20

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22

Answer

16

Question 5

The average income in Norway is

Accepted Answer

19 times the average income in Nigeria

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made by selling bitcoins

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$500,000.00

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19 times the average income in the US

Question 6

How does the text suggest the vast differences in income between the countries of the world today came about?

Accepted Answer

Countries that took off economically before 1900

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