Class Inequality in the Third World Versus First World

Third World Countries such as Philippines

Poor countries from a global perspective, usually depend on their own local currency only and production of goods which may still be either home crafted or even if factory made are priced so low that manufacturers probably underpay their workers.  For international trading, most developing nations are mainly agricultural based or industrial parts and assembly that the income generated certainly still does not gain workers a high income to achieve the modern middle class lifestyle.  To be middle class, a family has to have at least two wage earners from the educated professional or small business class and be allowed a house mortgage to become owners.  If they are lucky to have a family member migrate into the First World countries such as USA and Canada, the money remittances and dollar to peso conversions allow them a faster way to house ownership!

Without any or little Government and public welfare funding for development of low or no income groups, there are still many unfortunately living in poverty and temporary housing known as squatters.  There is public education available but without employment or underpaid employment, the families live in these crowded shanties and are probably malnutritioned as well.  One charity Gawad Kalinga is fundraising globally to train and build houses for poor, a responsibility which unfortunately the Government or Banks have not yet resolved nor allotted from public taxes nor loans.

Overpopulation of the lower class groups is another reason for poverty, due to the Catholic mentality:  against contraception and birth control methods such as the pill and condom, against abortion, and for having more Catholics.  Also poor people cannot afford the pill and condom, unlike the middle class and wealthy who can and do use these methods to prevent pregnancies.


Refer:
http://tacapamasshousing.com/the-project/site-study/
http://www.gk1world.com/home


First World Countries such as Canada

Canada however is one of the wealthier nations and belongs to the G8 Group of Eight top industrialized nations of the world and the G20.  These countries are probably the wealthiest and most developed with high standards of living, housing, employment, education, nutrition and their trading is mainly industrial machinery and technology to help the other less developed countries reach the modern age through cars, buses, construction equipment, airplanes, factory manufacturing machines, trains, etc.  Canada also has agricultural mass production using technology instead of manpower in farms.  As for Government public welfare, there is basic housing and food support for these individuals:  disabled, unemployed, retired pensioners, maternity, refugees.  The public services come from taxes paid by employed but all can enjoy:  education up to secondary high school level schools, medical treatment in hospitals and clinics, information in libraries, roads and highways, garbage and recycling maintenance.  The quality of living in Canada is very high and it is geographically vast and underpopulated but highly developed, so it allows immigration in even from poor countries such as Philippines.

Refer:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G8

Class Inequality

The various economic and employment classes from wealthy, middle and business, and poor have different ratios depending on the country.  A large middle class is probably the most stable of economies for both economic and political reasons.  Public services paid by taxes should include:  education, medical, dental, roads, information, garbage and recycling, and available for all groups.  Class inequality is more visible in less developed countries where the poor have no or little support from Government public funding.  The quality of living difference between the wealthy and the poor is a huge gap and causes human suffering.  The basic human rights set by the United Nations need to be met for survival:  Article 23 work, Article 25 for food, clothing, housing and medical and Article 26 for education, Article 17 own property, and above that even more for full human development per individual!

Refer:
http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/