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Global inequality at lowest level in nearly 150 years (axios.com)
1 points by abhiv 1098 days ago
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What we're seeing is not just China getting richer, although that is a large part of the story.

The bottom line: The countries with the richest citizens are generally the world's most powerful. That power is now more broadly distributed than at any point in over a century.