wealth disparity
Rich-poor divide widens
Wealth disparity is the unequal distribution of assets and resources among individuals or groups within a society.
The term emphasizes the gap between those who have accumulated significant wealth and those who have little or none: The wealth disparity between the top one percent and everyone else has widened dramatically.
Often used interchangeably with wealth inequality, though disparity can suggest a more problematic or unjust gap.
- wage gapDisparity in earnings
- income inequalityDisparity in earnings distribution
- povertySevere lack of resources
- educational accessAbility to receive schooling
- class divideGap between economic strata
exploitation · progressive taxation · bourgeoisie · proletariat · working poor · privilege · plutocracy · oligarchy · billionaire · old money · silver spoon · social stratification · capitalism · trickle down · tax breaks · homeless · haves · rent control
- povertypoverty line, poor, poverty rate, impoverished, generational poverty
- social classupper class, middle class, lower class, working class, social class
- Castecaste, caste system, varna, Brahmins, untouchables
- injusticeinjustice, inequality, discrimination, bias, prejudice
- wealthriches, fortune, affluence, prosperity, money
- energy impactsoil spills, carbon emissions, air pollution, greenhouse gases, emissions
wealth disparityeconomic equality
Balanced distribution of resources
income equality · egalitarianism · redistribution · classless society · universal basic income
wealth disparitysocial equality
Equal standing among people
economic justice · level playing field · classless society · fairness · egalitarianism