Review a second report of trends in global inequality

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Assignment:

Several statistical measures of development of A World of Difference. You have discovered that the Human Development Index (HDI) is a measure formulated by the United Nations Development Programme, and first used in its 1990 Human Development Report. For this discussion, download and read the English Summary of the U.N.'s 2021-2022 Human Development Report available for download here:

Then review a second report of trends in global inequality, one that uses another measure of development discussed in our textbook. This report is presented by leading economist Thomas Pikety and his colleagues, available for download here:

After reading these reports and watching the videos this week, compare the findings of these reports to the analysis of global poverty presented by Eric Sheppard, et al., A World of Difference (be sure to incorporate key concepts from the study guide into each answer).

What are the areas of agreement?
Where do you see differences?
What do you make of the U. N.'s position that the world is now facing novel layers of uncertainties are interacting to create new kinds of uncertainty-a new uncertainty complex - never seen in human history (see figure 1, pg. 3)? They argue in addition to the everyday uncertainty that people have faced since time immemorial, we are now navigating uncharted waters, caught in three volatile crosscurrents:

a) The dangerous planetary change of the Anthropocene.

b) The pursuit of sweeping societal transformations on par with the Industrial Revolution.

c) The vagaries and vacillations of polarized societies.

The report suggests that navigating this new uncertainty complex is hampered by persistent deprivations and inequalities in human development. How might Porter and Sheppard respond? How might Pikety and colleagues respond?

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