Sentences with phrase «great economic disparity»

At the time, Finland was experiencing great economic disparity between rich and poor and at the same time the children were performing well below international averages in Math and Science.

Its a crappy public policy which creates great economic disparity.

And low - trust areas have greater economic disparities between the very rich and the very poor — and the greater the discrepancy between the very rich and the very poor in a country, the more it predicts economic decline in that country.

Not exact matches

Although there is great disparity in economic development between countries, this region is expected to lead the world in economic growth for the foreseeable future.

In the United States alone, just those companies in the S&P 500 have been hoarding more than $ 1.9 trillion in cash which began in response to jurisdictional tax disparities and global economic uncertainty following the Great Recession, then accelerated over the past decade as big U.S. corporations accumulated profits offshore in lieu of repatriating the funds and taking a tax hit.

This builds off of Part Iwhere we discussed the gender disparities in venture capital, and how solving for those issues creates great financial opportunities for investors, as well as assuring our country's economic competitiveness.

«In societies where there is a greater disparity between the richest and the poorest, that causes lower levels of economic wellbeing amongst the whole childhood population, both those on lower incomes and those on higher incomes.

At the present time, because of the great economic and political disparity among the nations of the world, complete freedom of immigration is not practicable or desirable.

This is the first great conundrum of trade power politics in the twenty - first century: will the multilateral system successfully accommodate the economic and commercial strategies of Brazil, India, China and Russia and grow, or will the disparity between WTO norms and these countries» growth paths and attitudes to cooperation have become too great for a single set of rules effectively to prevail?

This means that there would be the need to overcome the root causes of violence, within each nation, with the elimination of disparities in wealth between the «top» and «bottom» in the social scale and at international level with the elimination of disparities in economic and social development between rich and poor nations, for one hand, and the dispute between the great powers for world power, on the other hand.

Danner says, «Racial and socio - economic disparity of educational outcomes and opportunities remain our country's greatest injustice.

The more I travel, the greater my sense of urgency as an artist to address social inequality and economic disparity through my work.

By exploring the relationship between the supposedly timeless beauty of Western art and the grim realities of poverty and waste, Muniz reminds us that great cultural attainments throughout history have often been achieved in environments — and often as a consequence — of repression and economic disparity.

If this trend is not reversed, it will create greater economic and social polarization and health disparities in the next generation.

The explanations for these disparities identified by the author include that lower rates of socio - economic status experienced by Indigenous Australians contribute to poorer health outcomes; that the direct, bilateral arrangements between the federal government and Indigenous organizations in Northern America has led to greater effectiveness of programs; and that in Northern America there exists «a higher level of Indigenous governance, ownership and empowerment, at individual, community, regional and national levels».

Despite the significant impact of maternal depression on mothers and children alike, maternal mental health needs are often neglected or undiagnosed.18 Prevalence rates of maternal depression are high among low - income women due to the greater challenges they may face related to financial hardships, low levels of community or familial support, and societal prejudice.19 In fact, the prevalence of maternal depression among low - income women in the United States is double the prevalence rate for all U.S. women.20 At the same time, these women are less likely to receive treatment or be screened for postpartum depression.21 Studies show there are clear racial and ethnic disparities in who accesses treatment in the United States, even among women of the same general socio - economic status: In a multiethnic cohort of lower - income Medicaid recipients, 9 percent of white women sought treatment, compared with 4 percent of African American women and 5 percent of Latinas.22