Essay On Gap Between Rich And Poor

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Today, the world is becoming more and more closely linked. Trade has increased and the movement of people between countries is greater than ever before.
However, billions of people still live in poverty, and in many places, the gap between rich and poor is widening. This essay will look at the arguments for and against wealthy or rich countries helping poor countries as well as mentioning some examples and some causes of extreme poorness.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR A NATION TO BE RICH?
What do we mean when we apply terms like “richest” and “poorest” to countries? Well this could be measure with gross domestic product (GDP).
Gross domestic product is the best way to measure a countries economy. GDP is the total value of everything produced by all the people and companies in the country. It doesn’t matter if they are citizens or foreign-owned companies. If they are located within the country’s boundaries, The …show more content…

First of all, there are humanitarian reasons. There are a lot of people who are suffering from famine, war, disease or some other cause. And this can cause that people die at a very young age, or that they can’t enjoy of some of the most basic needs like for example water, electricity, or that they can’t have an education.
However, giving money is not necessarily the best way to help a country cause sometimes, billions of dollars of aid often goes missing, into corrupt governments or inefficient administration. A second reason is that some countries invest in projects that are sometimes not suitable for that. Many agencies create industrial projects that fail after a few years or that do not involve the local people. There are many other ways we can help poor countries like for example one way of helping could be by a commercial way, so that poor countries can sell their goods. And more money could come in, in that country and it would go directly to the people who are selling their

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