Vermögensverteilung im Deutschen Reich
Title
Vermögensverteilung im Deutschen Reich
Description
Gesellschaft und Wirtschaft, Plate #91, "Wealth Distribution in Germany". This plate uses only a few simple symbols to present several layers of economic data. It shows that a relatively small number of people—1-2% of the population—have significant wealth (>100,000 Marks, roughly equal to $350,000 today). Moreover, this group has a disproportionate share of Germany's assets: more than the larger middle class and nearly as much as the entire working class and the German nation itself. It is difficult to see how either words or tables of numbers could describe the situation as clearly or efficiently. As Marie Neurath noted, "We do not say: what you can say in words, we can also say in pictures. What we say is: Don't say in words what you can say in pictures" (Neurath 1950, 26).
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Date
Contributor
Neurath, Otto, 1882-1945
Rights
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Type
still image
Identifier
cc20111017_isotype_91.jpg
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Citation
“Vermögensverteilung im Deutschen Reich,” Cary Graphic Arts Collection at RIT Libraries, accessed April 25, 2024, https://cary-exhibits.rit.edu/items/show/194.