2. Inequality
Not all members of the global society have been able to reap the benefits of globalization, with the poorest and uneducated living in corrupt societies faring worst.

However, relative, nonincome-based differences are equally important. A study of Latin American  countries found that inequality matters more to well-being than absolute income gains for those at the bottom (Graham and Felton, 2005).

Similarly, data from eight countries showed a strong correlation between reduced income inequality and subjective well-being (self-reported happiness), apparently due to social comparisons in which happiness is decreased when others around you seem to be doing better (Hagerty, 2000).

A more egalitarian society living on an ecologically and socially sustainable path is therefore an important contributor to well-being 


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