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Articles:
U.S. economy leaving record numbers in severe poverty, By Tony Pugh

While poverty persists, there is no freedom:
Millions remain enslaved and in chains at a time of breathtaking advances in technology and wealth.  By Nelson Mandela

Champaign Glass Economy:
Richest 2% hold half the world’s assets, the poorest half hold only 1 per cent of wealth.


Poverty Index
UNDP:
The United Nations Development Program

UNDP Poverty Page

Poverty Report 2000

The Human Development Reports 

Global Problems and the Culture of Capitalism:
The consequences of the global expansion of capitalism

Facts on the Concentration of Wealth


Global Poverty: The Gap Between the World's Rich and Poor Is Growing, and the Dying Continues

Poverty Map: Resources Page

Global Issues That Affect Everyone:
Causes of Poverty

Odious Debts:
An information source for the global odious debt movement

Probe International: Exposes the devastating environmental, social, and economic effects of Canada's aid and trade abroad

The Rural Poverty Portal

Poverty: Wikipedia Entry 

Forbes List of the World's Richest

Social & Economic Injustice: Rich Man, Poor Man; Rich Nations, Poor Nations

The state of the world:
Brief introduction to global issues

Inequality of Wealth and Income Distribution: The co
nsequences of income inequality

Economic inequality:  Wikipedia entry

UC Atlas of Global Inequality:  Most of the world's people are poor

The UNU/WIDER World Income Inequality Database (WIID):  Information on income inequality for developed, developing, and transition countries

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