Voronov V. Poverty and Wealth in Contemporary Society: A Comparative Analysis. In: Proceedings of the International Scientific Conferences of Faculty of Social Sciences of Daugavpils University. The materials of the International Scientific Conferences Social Sciences for Regional Development 2014 (17th-18th October, 2014). Part I. Issues of Sociology.Daugavpils: Daugavpils Universitates Akademiskais apgads Saule, 2015. P.64-76. Voronov V. Poverty and Wealth in Contemporary Society: A Comparative Analysis. In: Proceedings of the International Scientific Conferences of Faculty of Social Sciences of Daugavpils University. The materials of the International Scientific Conferences Social Sciences for Regional Development 2014 (17th-18th October, 2014). Part I. Issues of Sociology.Daugavpils: Daugavpils Universitates Akademiskais apgads Saule, 2015. P.64-76. ISBN 978-9984-14-734-5Posted on site: 30.10.15 AbstractThe article is devoted to the comparative analysis of social inequalities in different societies. Work of Russian and Western scientists have been studied, where key factors are highlighted, that determine the inequalities in society and ways to reduce them. Attention is paid to the main trends in the development of inequalities in modern society, where a viable alternative to the irrational market society advocates the revival of the labor socialist society on the moral and spiritual support comprehensive social justice.