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According to the "World Social Report 2020", all of the following trends are true, except one. Which statement is NOT TRUE?AUntil 2015, the top 10% of the population held a significant concentration of income and wealth, but since then, there has been a decrease in this concentration.BWhile economic inequality has grown within many countries, inequality among countries is declining in relative terms.CTechnological change can be an engine of economic growth, but it can also exacerbate wage inequality and displace workers.DIncome inequality has declined in most countries of Latin America and the Caribbean and in several African and Asian countries over the last two decades.EI'm not sure

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According to the "World Social Report 2020", all of the following trends are true, except one. Which statement is NOT TRUE?AUntil 2015, the top 10% of the population held a significant concentration of income and wealth, but since then, there has been a decrease in this concentration.BWhile economic inequality has grown within many countries, inequality among countries is declining in relative terms.CTechnological change can be an engine of economic growth, but it can also exacerbate wage inequality and displace workers.DIncome inequality has declined in most countries of Latin America and the Caribbean and in several African and Asian countries over the last two decades.EI'm not sure

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The statement that is NOT TRUE according to the "World Social Report 2020" is A: "Until 2015, the top 10% of the population held a significant concentration of income and wealth, but since then, there has been a decrease in this concentration." The report indicates that income and wealth concentration in the top 10% has not decreased since 2015.

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