The document discusses income inequality through photographs from the book "Hungry Planet: What the World Eats" by Peter Menzel and Faith D'Aluisio. The book features photographs of families from 30 countries and the amounts they spend on food weekly. While developed countries like Australia and Norway spend $347-731 per week, developing countries spend far less, with families in Chad spending just $1.23 weekly. The document aims to show global disparities in living standards and access to resources through these family portraits and food expenditures.

1. Income Inequality
Vinod K. Jain
July 19, 2016© 2016 Vinod K. Jain

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13. ➢ The photographs on the following pages are from
a 2007 book by Peter Menzel and Faith D’Aluisio:
Hungry Planet:What theWorld Eats
➢ The authors invited themselves to dinner at 30 families in 24 countries and
provide a fascinating look at what the world really eats
➢ While the book is 10 years old, it still presents a powerful look at income
inequality between countries
➢ While you review the photographs, notice not just the cost of food (which
reflects cost and standard of living), but also family size, types of foods
eaten, and the kitchen or “dining room”
➢ Though, as the examples from Norway and the U.S. show, there’s no such
thing as an “average” family

14. Hungry Planet –What theWorld Eats
by Peter Menzel & Faith D’Aluisio, 2007
See also:
Time MagazineArticle:
http://time.com/8515/what-the-world-eats-hungry-planet/
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJEsM-ep7EQ
A selection of photographs from

15. Australia: US$347.45What an “average” family consumes in one week,
data from mid-2000s

16. Canada: US$245.00What an “average” family consumes in one week,
data from mid-2000s

17. France: US$419.95What an “average” family consumes in one week,
data from mid-2000s

18. Germany: US$325.81What an “average” family consumes in one week,
data from mid-2000s

19. Italy: US$260.11What an “average” family consumes in one week,
data from mid-2000s

20. Norway (1): US$379.41What an “average” family consumes in one week,
data from mid-2000s

21. Norway(2): US$731.71What an “average” family consumes in one week,
data from mid-2000s

22. Poland: US$151.27What an “average” family consumes in one week,
data from mid-2000s

23. U.K.: US$253.15
What an “average” family consumes in one week,
data from mid-2000s

24. USA (1): US$159.18What an “average” family consumes in one week,
data from mid-2000s

25. USA (2): US$242.48What an “average” family consumes in one week,
data from mid-2000s

26. USA (3): US$341.98What an “average” family consumes in one week,
data from mid-2000s

27. Japan: US$317.25What an “average” family consumes in one week,
data from mid-2000s

28. Mexico: US$189.09
What an “average” family consumes in one week,
data from mid-2000s

29. China: US$155.06What an “average” family consumes in one week,
data from mid-2000s

30. India: US$39.27What an “average” family consumes in one week,
data from mid-2000s

31. Ecuador: US$31.55What an “average” family consumes in one week,
data from mid-2000s

32. Mali:US$26.39What an “average” family consumes in one week,
data from mid-2000s

33. Bhutan: US$5.03What an “average” family consumes in one week,
data from mid-2000s

34. Chad:US$1.23What an “average” family consumes in one week,
data from mid-2000s