From the beginning of the economic crisis in 2008 to 2011, the incomes of the ultra-rich grew while the wages of the bottom 10 percent of earners stagnated, according to a report by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) released on Thursday.
Throughout the OECD countries, the gap between the rich and poor in most of the world's advanced economies is at record levels and there were glaring differences between men and women.
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