Unequal Planet

Why some people have - and some have not (and what you can do to change it)

Author: Anna Claybourne

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A powerful look at the world's inequality crisis

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Summary

A powerful look at the world's inequality crisis

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Unequal Planet offers young readers a clear, insightful look at Earth's ongoing inequality crisis.

If everyone on Earth was equal, we would have the same standards of living, opportunities, wealth, health and other factors that make our lives different. But this isn't the case, the world is not an equal place and many experience great inequality in their lives.

Unequal Planet looks at the reasons behind global inequality - from where people are born to their individual income to the impacts of climate change, and suggests some positive, practical solutions to this complex and challenging issue. It also explores what we can all do - at a global and an individual level - to help make the world a more equal and better place.

Aimed at readers aged 9 and up.

Contents:

IT'S NOT FAIR!/WHAT IS MONEY?/WEALTH AND INCOME/RICH AND POOR COUNTRIES/NATURAL RESOURCES/LAND GRAB!/CASE STUDY: HAITI/DEALING WITH DEBT/INVENTIONS AND TECHNOLOGY/CASE STUDY: NORWAY/INEQUALITY IN SOCIETY/MORE INEQUALITIES/CLIMATE CHANGE CRISIS/CASE STUDY: TORRES STRAIT ISLANDERS/CAN WE FIX IT/INTERNATIONAL AID/EDUCATION AND KNOWLEDGE/CASE STUDY: EQUALITY FOR WOMEN/BIG IDEAS/ WHAT CAN YOU DO?/A FAIRER FUTURE?/GLOSSARY/FURTHER READING/INDEX

Titles in this series:

Plastic Planet

Hot Planet

Recycled Planet

Sustainable Planet

Extinction Planet

Peaceful Planet

About the Author

Anna Claybourne has written over 150 children's books on all kinds of subjects, from sharks, black holes and splitting the atom to how to draw, Shakespeare's life, and Greek myths and legends. She knows a lot about conservation in the rain forests of Costa Rica as she once volunteered there for three months. She likes space, sewing and music, plays the trombone and loves going camping.