- Capitalism and Alternatives -
An Appeal to our Resident Statisticians
Posted by: Krasny ( Internationale, All Countries... ) on September 27, 1999 at 01:35:54:
Where can I find an updated version of this (or
some such?):
According to figures based on a World Bank report in
1987, if we list the percentage share of the world's
gross product according to the world's population in
five groups ranging from the poorest to the richest:
poorest 20 % have 1.8 % of world's GNP
2nd 20 % 2.4 %
3rd 20 % 3.6 %
4th 20 % 13.9 %
richest 20 % 77.9 %
The developing world has 75 % of the world's
population, but only:
17 % of the world's GNP
15 % of the world's energy consumption
30 % of the world's grain consumption
6 % of the world's educational expenditure
6 % of the world's health expenditure
5 % of the world's scientific & technological
capacity
8 % of the world's industrial capacity
One man, Rupert Murdoch, owns more than 80
newspapers & magazines (not to mention film studios
& television stations), whereas 8 African countries
don't even have one newspaper.
In the most underdeveloped countries of the world,
where land is the main source of wealth, 79 % of the
land is owned by 3 % of the population.
Any assistance would be appreciated. --K
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