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Guatemala - Poverty and wealth

Although Guatemala enjoys the highest GDP in Central America, unequal distribution of wealth and rapid population growth within the nation have given Guatemala one of the highest poverty rates in Latin America. More than 75 percent of the national population lives below the poverty line, and the extent of poverty is even more severe among the rural and indigenous populations. In 1989, about 93 percent of the indigenous population in Guatemala were living in poverty and 91 percent in extreme poverty, whereas only 66 percent and 45 percent of the non-indigenous population were living in those respective conditions. Guatemala's income distribution is among the most unequal in the world, with the wealthiest 10 percent of the population owning nearly 50 percent of the national wealth and the poorest 10 percent owning less than 1 percent. As a result, there is a very small middle class in Guatemala, and political power rests almost exclusively with elite groups. Land, just like monetary wealth, is concentrated in the hands of the few, making it very difficult for poor rural workers to improve their financial situation, as the amount of land they own or have access to is minimal.

Lee Mas: Guatemala Poverty and wealth, Information about Poverty and wealth in Guatemala http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/economies/Americas/Guatemala-POVERTY-AND-WEALTH.html#ixzz1Y8OqClB2


"Los economistas no llamarán nivel de vida al nivel de consumo, ni llamarán calidad de vida a
la cantidad de cosas"


- Nuestra noticia es relativa al texto de Galeano porque habla sobre la economia de Guatemala y de como la economia es uno de los piores en latinoamerica. La cita del texto, "Los economistas no llamarán nivel de vida al nivel de consumo, ni llamarán calidad de vida a
la cantidad de cosas" demuestra que los economistas no ayudan en mejorar la calidad de vida y eso es lo que pasa en Guatemala. Esto se ve en como Guatemala tiene uno de los PIB mas altos pero no manejan su dinero efectivamente.