Inequality between rich and poor

I grew up in Madagascar and now I live in France, a developed country. Madagascar keeps getting poorer while France keeps getting more developed. However, if there is one thing we can clearly see even in a developed country, it is the inequality between rich and poor people.

The inequalities seem to accumulate and are not randomly distributed. For most they are within the same households and they accumulate over time from generation to generation. This means some people have an advantage or disadvantage from the beginning (such as money, power or relation).

How can this growth of inequalities around the world be explained?

The first thing we can say is that the economic inequalities accumulate and they lead to more inequalities. Let’s take the case of income disparities and wealth differences.
We can clearly notice that the income bias generate inequalities of wealth. To be more precise, we need money to improve our wealth in order to buy better quality food or to have a better living place.
We can also say is that the richer you are, the richer you become, whereas when you are poor you remain poor because you do not have enough money to save, and all your salary goes to your daily expenses such as paying your rent, insurance or just for food.
As a result, wealth inequalities are as important as income inequalities.
The second thing is differences in employment generate income and wealth inequalities. Some companies may be racist or consider the fact that we are a foreigner so they can pay us less for more work. For example for two people from different backgrounds doing the same work, they may receive different salaries.

Along with economic inequalities there are social inequalities. This happens even in one of the countries that respect the most human rights and equality for everyone: France.
As we know, high income or wealth makes it possible to access better living conditions, such as  better nutrition, better living, or better healthcare that extends life. They contribute to academic success by providing access to cultural practices that increase cultural capital (such as a prestigious school).
In their turn, social inequalities lead to economic and social inequalities. It means that a better health, higher cultural capital and easier living conditions (such as relations, money or the places we live in) make it easier to find stable and high-quality jobs that are well paid which will improve the patrimony. While those who didn’t get enough money to access academic success will be doomed or it will be far more difficult for them to have access. This is what France is doing right now with president Macron. The current president is badly seen among french people and especially among foreign students because he promotes rich people and taxes foreigners and the middleclass. A lot of foreign students came from a poor country and a modest family to study French and cannot really afford high tuition fees. The current tuition fees are around 243 euros but since last November, because of his decision to raise the price of everything in order to compensate taxes he removed from the fortunate people, the yellow jackets in France are now out of control and university tuition fees rose up to 3770 euros in some cities. By raising this price, he said it will attract more foreign student which is actually wrong because this year the number of foreign students who wanted to come to France since dropped by 10% since the application of this new law.
So we can note that, alongside economic and social inequalities, there are inequalities that can take the form of discrimination and add to the disadvantages of the populations. 

To conclude, if the cultural and social heritage of the individual is high, it will be easier for that person to be successful compared to someone with a low cultural or capital legacy and it will also be easier to find a stable and well-paid job with good working conditions, thus perpetuating the inequalities of life.