{"id":10328,"date":"2016-08-15T11:51:23","date_gmt":"2016-08-15T11:51:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/course.oeru.org\/global-issues\/?page_id=10328"},"modified":"2016-08-15T11:51:23","modified_gmt":"2016-08-15T11:51:23","slug":"concept-corner","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/global-issues\/modules-4-6\/module-five-inequality-and-the-sustainable-development-goals\/concept-corner\/","title":{"rendered":"Concept Corner"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Welcome to Concept Corner! Key concepts for this module are:
\nEconomic Inequality<\/b> Economic inequality is the difference across societies between people\u2019s income levels, wealth and assets. Societies with an extremely rich minority and very poor majority have high levels of economic inequality; societies with a more even distribution of wealth have lower levels of economic inequality.
\nFind out more here:
\nThe Equality Trust, \u2018How is Economic Inequality Defined?\u2019<\/a>
\nGini Coefficient (sometimes called the Gini index)<\/b> The Gini coefficient is the most common way income distribution is measured within and across societies. The Gini coefficient is a number between 0 and 1. The higher the number, the more inequality in a society.
\nFind out more here (halfway down the page):
\nThe Equality Trust, \u2018How is Economic Inequality Defined?\u2019<\/a>
\nChallenge: What is Australia\u2019s Gini coefficient? Which countries have the highest levels of income inequality in the world, and which countries have the lowest? Do you think there is a relationship between income inequality and development and\/or stability?
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Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):<\/b> The SDGs are a set of international goals and targets agreed upon by UN member states in 2015, to guide policies and agendas for the next 15 years.
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