In The Bottom Billion: Why
the Poorest Countries Are
Failing and What Can Be
Done about It, economist
Paul Collier investigates
global stratification,
particularly as it applies to
the poorest people on the
planet.
THINK Sociology, Second Edition
John D. Carl
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Global Stratification
• Global stratification is the categorization
of countries based on objective criteria
such as wealth, power, and prestige,
which highlight social patters…
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