Insights into Income Inequality
1. Review the assigned readings at the links listed below. Select those most appropriate to this writing assessment. Additional readings are not required, but can be done if desired.
2. Write an analysis of Income Inequality based on the readings and the points below.
a. What data suggest that income inequality is a current problem?
What statistics describe the U.S.?
What statistics describe other countries?
b. What data suggest that income inequality is not a current problem?
What statistics describe the U.S.?
What statistics describe other countries?
c. Discuss the studies that link poverty to income inequality and those that do not.
d. Determine if the readings support:
(1) a link between innovation and SMEs (Small to Medium Sized Enterprises);
(2) a link between SMEs in a country and an increase in its economic growth; and
(3) a link between economic growth and a reduction in poverty, which is a global concern.