Did you know? Total global wealth just hit a new record. US and Europe are the main drivers, but also emerging markets like Asia Pacific and China. In China and India, millions have risen out of poverty to join the working middle class. The bad news is that the rich and poor gap is not only chronic - it keeps widening. According to Credit Suisse and Oxfam the richest of the rich are getting richer. The top 1% wealthiest people now own 50% of all household wealth in the world. At the same time, there are still far too many, who are living with far too little. According to the World Bank and Pew Research Centre, 2 billion people live on less than $3 a day and 71% of the world's population remain low income or poor (living on $10 or less per day). Is this the kind of society we want - where a few have a lot and many have a little. Extreme unequal societies break with the democratic ideal and they are neither stable nor sustainable in the long run.

1. inequality
ByAndersLindgren
Do we really want a society where
a few have a lot and many have little?

2. The good news:
Total global wealth just
US and Europa are the main drivers, but also
emerging markets like Asia Pacific and China
HIT A NEW RECORD
New York City is ranked as the
second richest city in the world
after Tokyo

3. In China and India,
millions have risen out of poverty
to join the working MIDDLE CLASS

4. The bad news:
The rich and poor gap
is not only chronic,
IT KEEPS WIDENING

5. The top 1% wealthiest people now own
50% of all household wealth in the world
THE RICHEST
of the rich are
getting richer
SOURCE: Credit Suisse and Oxfam

6. 2 billion people live on less than $3 a day
SOURCE: World Bank
TOO LITTLE
Still, far too many
are living with far

7. 71% of the world’s
population remain
Living on $10 or less per day
SOURCE: Pew Research Centre
LOW INCOME OR POOR

8. The problem
with these kind of
They are just numbers and hardly touch us
STATISTICS
1%

9. Hopefully
this touches
YOUR HEART
And motives you to care and act

10. Extreme unequal
societies break with the
DEMOCRATIC IDEAL
They are neither stable nor sustainable
in the long run
Abraham Lincoln’s legendary
definition of democracy:
“Democracy is the government
of the people, by the people,
for the people.”

11. The world’s leading
economists ties it all
together for us

12. Growing income inequality
is the biggest risk the
world may face within
the next 10 years. It
has already squeezed
the middle class in
both developed and
emerging economies.”
– World Economic Forum,
The Global Risks Report 2014

13. The top 1 per cent have the best houses,
the best educations, the best doctors, and
the best lifestyles, but there is one thing
that money doesn't seem to have bought:
and understanding that their fate is
bound up with how the other 99 per cent live.
Throughout history, this is
something that the top
1 per cent eventually do
learn. Too late.”
– Joseph E. Stiglitz,
winner of the nobel price
in economics

14. Don’t miss the full report
GET INSIGHT into the trends
that break all other trends
Megatrends are strong global
forces affecting everything and
all life on our planet. By viewing
the world from a distance and
over several centuries, there are
8 global forces of change that
stand out. They are:
1. Population boom
2. Rapid urbanization
3. Ferocious consumption
4. Technology rush
5. Digital transformation
6. Global connectedness
7. Environmental degradation
8. Wealth inequality
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15. About the author
Hey, my name is Anders Lindgren. People
who know me well, will label me as a B2B
services marketing specialist, digital
pioneer, PR-veteran and futurist.
I have two decades of experience as a
marketing and communication director for
large professional services firms, primarily
PwC, AT&T and Sopra Steria.
Throughout my career I have been
passionate about understanding the world
around us, sharing insights and helping
people and brands communicate in a way
that makes them shine.

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