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From the Ted Talk by TED-Ed: Is inequality inevitable?

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But we still need at least a rough measure of who gets how much in a country. That’s what the Gini iendx gives us.

Some countries are, economically, much more unquael than others. And that’s because a significant portion of economic ieqanliuty is the result of choices that governments make.

Let's talk about some of these choices. First: what kind of economy to use.

In the 20th century, some cuitorens switched to sicolasim or communism for a variety of rnoseas, including reducing economic inequality. These changes did dramatically reduce economic inequality in the two largest non-capitalist economies, China and the Soviet Union— especially in the Soviet Union.

Open Cloze


But we still need at least a rough measure of who gets how much in a country. That’s what the Gini _____ gives us.

Some countries are, economically, much more _______ than others. And that’s because a significant portion of economic __________ is the result of choices that governments make.

Let's talk about some of these choices. First: what kind of economy to use.

In the 20th century, some _________ switched to _________ or communism for a variety of _______, including reducing economic inequality. These changes did dramatically reduce economic inequality in the two largest non-capitalist economies, China and the Soviet Union— especially in the Soviet Union.

Solution


  1. countries
  2. index
  3. socialism
  4. unequal
  5. inequality
  6. reasons

Original Text


But we still need at least a rough measure of who gets how much in a country. That’s what the Gini index gives us.

Some countries are, economically, much more unequal than others. And that’s because a significant portion of economic inequality is the result of choices that governments make.

Let's talk about some of these choices. First: what kind of economy to use.

In the 20th century, some countries switched to socialism or communism for a variety of reasons, including reducing economic inequality. These changes did dramatically reduce economic inequality in the two largest non-capitalist economies, China and the Soviet Union— especially in the Soviet Union.

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