Mapping Global Inequality

Google Tech Talks
May 2,2007

ABSTRACT

ne of the great debates of our time concerns the gap between the rich and poor worlds and the influence of globalization on that gap. The UC Atlas of Global Inequality (http://ucatlas.ucsc.edu) mobilizes undergraduate and graduate students to research global inequality and poverty. The UC Atlas is the leading site in Google searches for 'global inequality'. It maps, graphs and provides academic background to a range of issues including health, economic globalization, income inequalities and trade. It has interactive mapping, graphing and tabulation giving access to data about inequality, individual country pages, a blog on the latest research and internet...

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[manor1730]

Would you force someone to live under a socialist government if they didn’t want to?

[thimmyb]

This initially seemed totally awesome to me but it turned out to be just okey. I like the interface and the user friendlyness of the site. It's a really good idea and I love the easy and free downloading of data! But I was looking for data on inequality and surprisingly there is no gini or any other relevant indicator. I couldn't even find any absolute poverty indicator. So for now it's useless for me but i'll keep it as a bookmark and hope for further development.

[ParadoxMechAlpha]

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