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The Impact of Economic Development and Technological Advancement on National Inequalities
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Abstract
The impact of inequality has had a significant negative effect in most countries. In many countries, inequality is on an inexorable upward trend and, if allowed to continue, it will further undermine the development in societies and economies. This paper explains the effect of inequality from two perspectives, the economic development and technological advancement. Taking China as an example, the paper analyses the increase of China’s Gross Domestic Product and its investment in scientific and technological development and innovation in recent years, and analyses the corresponding impact on inequality. This paper focuses on the factors that contribute to regional inequality in China. The findings show that Western China is lagging behind in terms of development while Eastern China has a much higher level of development in spite of the fact that it is already affluent. Further, this paper suggests that, in the future, artificial intelligence can be used to enhance equality in education and to increase skilled labour in poor areas for developmental purposes.
Keywords
technological advancement, regional inequality, economic development
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Ke,J. (2025). The Impact of Economic Development and Technological Advancement on National Inequalities. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,79,48-53.
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