Poverty and inequality are the deliberate result of policies of the worlds largest institutions including the World Bank, IMF, US Government and various political puppets controlled by these huge institutions and corporations.
The sad thing is there's enough for everyone, but billions starve and live in tragic poverty because of the cruelty and greed of the world system. Check out John Perkins to understand how this works. http://www.johnperkins.org
or check youtube for some of his videos.