Tuesday, January 20, 2015

BBC News - Richest 1% to own more than rest of world, Oxfam says

BBC News - Richest 1% to own more than rest of world, Oxfam says: "The charity's research shows that the share of the world's wealth owned by the richest 1% increased from 44% in 2009 to 48% last year.

On current trends, Oxfam says it expects the wealthiest 1% to own more than 50% of the world's wealth by 2016.

The research coincides with the start of the World Economic Forum in Davos."



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