Poor Whites in World Society

Poor Whites in World Society

 

[with reference to Whitaker's post on Moldova-]

Like within USA and other countries, there are also "poor whites" within world society.
Of 36 countries with "European-type majority" the 8 poorest are:

 

Country________GDP/cap 1995 (PPP dollars)

 

Russian Federation__4480
Bulgaria__________  4480
Romania__________ 4360
Estonia___________ 4220
Lithuania__________ 4120
Slovakia___________3610
Latvia_____________3370
Ukraine___________ 2400
(Moldova__________   ?  )

 

Countries with similar income levels outside of Europe, for example:
Egypt_____________3820
China_____________2920

 

For comparison:
USA ___________  26,980  [ratio USA : Ukraine  =  11 : 1 ]
Canada_________  21,130

 

Workers' solidarity between Canadian and Ukrainian or Egyptian workers is not in evidence. Possible reasons: They are geographically far apart, don't know each other, speak different languages, have different religions, if any, and belong to different "world-classes" in terms of paycheques.

 

Gert