The evidence on global inequality is a little more complicated. Clearly, the
disparity between the fast-growing countries in Asia and
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countries in Africa has widened quite significantly. The resulting worsening
in worldwide income distribution is not inherently a bad thing.The challenge
is to get the laggards to grow more rapidly (see the essay on page 103, “Why
Has Asia Been Successful, while Africa Has Fallen Further Behind?”). Furthermore,
when measured more broadly, in terms of life expectancy and
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global inequality is much less than what is implied by income
inequality. As in the United States, there is some evidence that global consumption
equality has improved steadily since 1980.
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Technology is probably the number one culprit. The rapid changes in
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more than that of low-skilled workers and
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the demand for the former.As a result, rapid innovation increases the “education
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But by 2000, this education premium had widened to around 80 percent.
The gap has become even more pronounced in recnnent years.
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Mr. LINDBERGH. Oh, no ; it is not.
Mr. FOSTER. They are not speculators ?
Mr. LINDBERGH. No ; they are not speculators in the sense of bonding stocks.
Mr. LENROOT. Do you think, Mr. Lindbergh, there is any substantial percentage of loans made by banks on speculators’ paper ?
Mr. LINDBERGH. Yes ; there is.
Mr. LENROOT. I mean made direct by the banks ?
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Mr. LENROOT. It would not be considered very safe banking, would it, in any community where a bank did that ?
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Mr. LENROOT. Through its raising value ?
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Mr. WILSON. Then you would consider a man trying to corner the wheat market a speculator ?
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Mr. LENROOT. Most anybody would.
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Mr. LINDBERGH. Most of those people put up collateral.
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Mr. LINDBERGH. The creation of the National Monetary Commission was a very clever move.
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