global inequality

collocation in English

meaningsofglobalandinequality

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global
adjective
uk
/ˈɡləʊ.bəl/us
/ˈɡloʊ.bəl/
relating to the ...
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inequality
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˌɪn.ɪˈkwɒl.ə.ti/us
/ˌɪn.ɪˈkwɑː.lə.t̬i/
the unfair situation in society when some people have more opportunities, money, etc. than ...
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(Definition ofglobalandinequalityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofglobal inequality

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Measuring international andglobalinequality.
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Globalinequalityalso increases the political, economic, and environmental vulnerability of especially small states and less developed countries, due to their lack of financial capacity.
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Globalinequalityhas increased dramatically during two centuries which have been dominated by neo-liberalism.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
The rules are too often institutionalising the current system ofglobalinequality.
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In fact whileglobalinequalityhas doubled, international solidarity has halved.
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This is the area ofglobalinequalityand the question of the whole global currency system in the future.
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The 'enclosure of knowledge' by corporations in the developing world will increaseglobalinequality and may result in the privatisation of the developing world's genetic resources.
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Behind the huge challenge of world poverty andglobalinequalitylooms the growing threat of nuclear conflict and a capacity for self-destruction of quite staggering proportions.
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Toxic colonialism represents the neocolonial policy which continues to maintainglobalinequalitytoday through unfair trade systems.
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Firebaugh is best known for his contributions to statistical methods and for his research onglobalinequality.
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This can exacerbate theglobalinequalityin standards of living that provided the motivation for the individual to migrate in the first place.
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He shows how this charity is not just self-promoting, but also helps justify and worsen theglobalinequalitybrought about by capitalism.
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