The gap between rich and poor has widened in most OECD countries over the past 30 years. This occurred when countries were going through a sustained period of economic growth, before the Great Recession. What will happen now that 200 million people are out of work worldwide and prospects of growth are weak? New OECD analysis says that the trend to greater inequality is not inevitable: governments can and should act.
http://www.oecd.org/social/socialpoliciesanddata/49170768.pdf
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaoGscbtPWU
