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Ashland Theological Journal, Volume 37.

discrepancies are the result of injustice that relies on the poverty of certain people to maintain the wealth of the few as noted in global consumption patterns. The United Nations’ Report on Human Development reminds us that “inequalities in consumption are stark”1 Globally, the 20% of the world’s people in the highest-income countries account for 86% of total private consumption expenditures—the poorest 20% a minuscule 1.3%. More specifically, the richest fifth: • Consume 45% of all meat and fish,
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