economic divide
Rich-poor separation barrier
Economic divide refers to the gap between wealthy and poor segments of a population—in income, assets, opportunity, or standard of living.
The divide may exist within a country, between regions, or globally: The economic divide between urban and rural areas continues to widen.
Related terms like wealth gap and income inequality describe similar disparities.
- wealth gapEconomic inequality measure
- income inequalityDisparity in earnings distribution
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
- povertySevere lack of resources
- poverty lineIncome cutoff marking need
upper class · middle class · haves · have-nots · disparity · rich · poor · social ladder · glass ceiling · segregation · gentrification · food desert · wages · minimum wage · privilege · opportunity · mobility · stratification
- inequalitywealth gap, income gap, disparity, wage gap, income disparity
- social classupper class, middle class, lower class, working class, social class
- inequalitiesinequality, inequity, disparities, wealth gap, income gap
- Antebellum Americaantebellum era, Compromise of 1850, sectionalism, states' rights, Fugitive Slave Act
- social mobilitysocial mobility, class mobility, upward mobility, downward mobility, social ladder
- Wealth Classespoor, rich, wealthy, affluent, millionaires
economic divideeconomic equality
Balanced distribution of resources
income equality · economic equity · egalitarianism · classless society · wealth redistribution
economic divideequal opportunity
Unbiased chance for all
economic mobility · level playing field · meritocracy · open access · social mobility
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