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IELTS Essay: Around the world, the rich are becoming richer and poor are becoming poorer. ...

Prompt

Around the world, the rich are becoming richer and poor are becoming poorer. What is the cause of this? What solutions are there to tackle it?

#wealth_inequality#economic_disparity#global_poverty#causes_of_inequality#policy_solutions

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Band 7 → 9 — Band 7 identifies multiple causes and policy responses; Band 9 demonstrates sophisticated understanding of how institutions, historical legacy, and global power structures interact to produce and perpetuate inequality.

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Key concepts in this essay

Capital accumulation and compounding advantages
Systemic barriers (education access, health, discrimination)
Global trade, labor arbitrage, and capital mobility
Policy levers (taxation, education, healthcare, regulation)

Pitfalls the model essay avoids

Attributing inequality to single causes (globalization, technology, laziness) rather than examining systemic interactions
Proposing solutions (education, harder work) that place responsibility on poor individuals rather than structural reform
Oversimplifying causes without understanding historical context, colonialism, or institutional barriers

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