Poverty and wealth as two antagonisms of the world economy in the 21st century

Abstract

The present world is full of discrepancies and stratifications. The greatest diversity is visible on the material plane. It can be said there are two realities. In one there is prosperity and wealth. The second one is led by poverty, hunger and diseases. The aim of the work is to show the lack of harmonious economic development of the entire economy but the occurrence of enormous disproportions between national economies in this century. Highly developed countries live more and more prosperously, while underdeveloped regions fall into even greater misery. A high level of hunger, a shortage of drinking water, income next to nothing are elements describing the countries of today’s Central Africa and South Asia. The study confirms the occurrence of colossal disparities between the standard of living in less-developed countries and the affluent regions of Western Europe or North America. The hopeless situation of poor regions requires the help of international organizations and other countries. A well-thought out aid program is able to reduce the problem of poverty. Creating a fund to support entrepreneurs wishing to invest capital in the poorest countries may become a reasonable idea. Reduction or exemption from taxation can be an additional incentive. Without any assistance, indigent countries will fall and cease to exist in the near future.