Income Gap in American Cities As Bad As African Cities

"The most balanced city in the world is Beijing, with the most egalitarian cities on average to be found in western Europe, the report said."

"'The authors (of the study) find that though the cities in the United States of America have relatively lower levels of poverty than many other cities in the developed world, their levels of income inequality are quite high,' the report said."

"The report said European countries including Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands and Slovenia were among those with the lowest levels of inequality."