a look inside

We all know that the world is unequal, unstable, and unsustainable. Let me share some thoughts about this 3 big adjectives.

- Unequal: The GDP per capita (PPP) can be used to provide proof of an unequal world. It represents the Gross Domestic Product divided by the population of one country and adjusted with the price differences. It can also be defined as the income adjusted of inflation that a resident gets within one year period. According to the 2009 estimates of the International Monetary Fund, the GDP per capita (PPP) of the first country was $87,717 and the one of the last country was $334. Even if some factors are artificially increasing the gap between these two countries that are making difficult any comparisons such as the size of the shadow economy,the type of economic activities, and the compound effect of the GDP over the years, the difference in income per capita is substantial.

- Unstable: To show that the world is unstable, the information about conflicts can be used. According to the Heidelberger Institut, 7 wars and 24 severe crisis took place in 2009. A conflict is considered to be a severe crisis if violent force is repeatedly used in an organized way. A war is a type of violent conflict in which violent force is used with a certain continuity in an organized and systematic way. The conflict parties exercise extensive measures, depending on the situation. The extent of destruction is massive and of long duration.

- Unsustainable: Unsustainable can define as a the behavior of one generation impacting negatively (economy, health, environment) future generations. Because the world population is projected to rise from today's 6.8 billion to 9.15 billion in 2050, the transition into high consumption behaviors of booming economies (India, China, Brazil, Russia), and the over-consumption attitudes of developed economies, the world's ecological capacity is simply insufficient to satisfy all the aspirations in a sustainable way.

So, now what?