日益扩大的不平衡在美国（自里根政府时期开始 ） 、 英国（自撒切尔政府时期开始）都有记录，它还出现在俄罗斯的私有化进程中，最近更是表现在中国和印度。
Widening inequality has been recorded in the United States (starting with Ronald Reagan’s administration), the United Kingdom (starting with Margaret Thatcher), Russia during its privatization, and more recently in China and India.