The text highlights the severe consequences of rising inequality in various nations, illustrating a divide where the affluent reside in exclusive areas, served by numerous low-wage workers. This situation often leads to unstable political climates, fueled by populism, which fails to deliver on its promises to improve the lives of the disenfranchised. Consequently, hope for a better future diminishes, with the impoverished feeling trapped and unable to rise above their circumstances.
...