Globally, the Haves and the Have-Nots Grow Farther Apart

By Kollengode S. Venkataraman, written in 1998 Economists, sociologists, and politicians of all stripes have recognized that in the US the gap between the rich and the poor has widened considerably in the last two decades in both income and wealth (See Economic Trends in Business Week, p. 32 Aug. 27, 97). In this background [ ]