Reducing widening income gulf between rich and poor
Synonyms:
Reducing income inequality within countries
Context:
Accoridng to the OECD (2002) less than 0.1% of the average income of the 22 members of the OECD actually finds its way to the world's low income countries; just 0.05% goes to the least developed countries.
Counter Claim:
Every man is rich or poor according to the proportion between his desires and his enjoyments. (Samuel Johnson).