The Divide

<p><b>________________</b><br><b><br>'There's no understanding global inequality without understanding its history. In <i>The Divide</i> Jason Hickel brilliantly lays it out layer upon layer until you are left reeling with the outrage of it all.' - </b>Kate Raworth author of <i>Doughnut Economics</i><br><br><b>&#183; </b><b>The richest eight people control more wealth than the poorest half of the world combined.</b><br><b>&#183; </b><b>Today 60 per cent of the world's population lives on less than $5 a day.</b><br><b>&#183; </b><b>Though global real GDP has nearly tripled since 1980 1.1 billion more people are now living in poverty.<br></b><br>For decades we have been told a story: that development is working that poverty is a natural phenomenon and will be eradicated through aid by 2030. But just because it is a comforting tale doesn't make it true. Poor countries are poor because they are integrated into the global economic system on unequal terms and aid only helps to hide this. <br><br>Drawing on pioneering research and years of first-hand experience<i> The Divide</i> tracks the evolution of global inequality - from the expeditions of Christopher Columbus to the present day - offering revelatory answers to some of humanity's greatest problems. It is a provocative urgent and ultimately uplifting account of how the world works and how it can change for the better.</p>