Mapping Global Inequality

Google Tech Talks May 2,2007 ABSTRACT ne of the great debates of our time concerns the gap between the rich and poor worlds and the influence of globalization on that gap. The UC Atlas of Global Inequality (http://ucatlas.ucsc.edu) mobilizes undergraduate and graduate students to research global inequality and poverty. The UC Atlas is the leading site in Google searches for 'global inequality'. It maps, graphs and provides academic background to a range of issues including health, economic globalization, income inequalities and trade. It has interactive mapping, graphing and tabulation giving access to data about inequality, individual country pages, a blog on the latest research and internet...