THE WORLD CUP:

A FAIR GAME?
Introduction
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WHAT DO YOU KNOW
ABOUT THE WORLD CUP?

Where is it?
When is it?
Which countries are playing?
What groups are they in?
Where is each game?
Are all the countries the same?
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WHAT IS INEQUALITY?
Inequality: the difference between the things some
groups of people have compared to other people.

Examples of inequality:

In sport: some athletes have better facilities and training than
others.

Between countries: some countries are wealthy while others
are extremely poor and have large scale poverty.

Within countries: in some countries there are many people
who only have a little and a few people who have a lot more
this could be money, or things like better healthcare or
education.


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INEQUALITY BETWEEN COUNTRIES
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COUNTRY INCOMES
The World Bank classifies each country as either:

a high income country
an upper-middle income country
a lower-middle income country
a low income country

Which do you think each of these countries is?





Ivory Coast
USA England Brazil
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$11340

$1167

$13879

$9749

$67442

$15452

$45960

$28274
$42597

$1605

$20175

$51749

$5348

$43399

$22590

$14037
$7748

$1244

$22442

$46731

$9386

$38920

$33816

$14703
$5425

$39746

$2323

$78928

$11573

$4556

$7228

$2722
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Was there a big difference between the
country incomes?

This is called income inequality.

Lets look at the income inequality
between the higher and lower income
countries in the World Cup.
WORLD CUP INEQUALITY
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Can you compare the ratios of the top 3
and bottom 3 World Cup countries average
incomes?
Highest 3 incomes: av. $66,000
Lowest 3 incomes: av. $1,300
Ratio = 66 : 1.3
= 66 / 1.3 = 51
= 51:1
This means the richest 3 countries have
51x more money per person than the
poorest 3 in the World Cup. Is this fair?
COMPARING WEALTH
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INEQUALITY WITHIN COUNTRIES





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SCORING INEQUALITY WITHIN
COUNTRIES
Countries are given a score to show how equal or unequal they
are.
0
A score of 0 means that the country is completely equal, that
everyone in that country has the same amount of money.

That would look something like this:




In reality, no country looks like this.

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SCORING INEQUALITY WITHIN
COUNTRIES

A score of 1.0 means the country is completely unequal.

This would look something like this:

1




In reality, thankfully, no country looks like this either.

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INEQUALITY WITHIN COUNTRIES
What do you think the equality score for the UK is?
What do you think equality score for Brazil is?

Where would they come on the chart below?







0.00 0.25 0.50 0.75 1.0
Completely
Equal
Completely
Unequal
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FAIR WORLD CUP COUNTRIES
These are the World Cup countries.
Which do you think scores highest on fairness?
Which do you think is the lowest?

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FAIRNESS SCORE EXAMPLES
Plot the 4 countries below










Which is fairest? Are there any surprises?

Where do you think England would score?









0.25 0.30 0.35 0.40 0.45 0.50 0.55
Completely
Equal
Completely
Unequal
USA

0.37
Japan

0.29
Brazil

0.46
Cameroon

0.36
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INEQUALITY IN BRAZIL





Google Maps/Oxfam America
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INEQUALITY IN BRAZIL





http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-
26262345
Brazil is hosting the World Cup. But is inequality
an issue in Brazil?

Watch the news clip below.
What does it suggest about the issue of inequality
in Brazil?

Is it a problem?
Is the government trying to do anything?
What are the successes and challenges?