Levels of economic disparity in major US cities, including New York and Washington DC, are comparable to those of African cities, a United Nations report has concluded.
The UN-Habitat report "State of the World's Cities" released on Thursday said that, while the US has less poverty than many cities in the developed world, inequality is high, rising above the international "alert" line.
It said race was a key factor for US economic inequality. Read more at english.aljazeera.net
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