Rich and Poor: Who Controls the World's Wealth?
14:12 - Thursday 10 March 2011 - In Categories World News, Money, World Videos
Many young people in the UK have no assets, but a wallet full of worthless debit and credit cards.
Technically, their debts make them poorer than African famers who have nothing, according to the Economist.
The videos below explain how the world is becoming a fairer place, even though one percent of adults control 43 percent of all the assets.
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