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Development

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improving the quality of life for people and its driven by economic growth and improvements in technology

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History of development

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Over the last 50 years, the world has got more developed overall and the economy has grown faster than the population

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inequality

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The rich have got richer and the poor have stayed the same. this creates more inequality since the gap between rich and poor gets larger.

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Rich vs total wealth

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Oxfam says that the richest 1% own 99% of global wealth (2016). This is up from 44% in 2009

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Millennium development goals

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Halved poverty, mostly in asia