Figure 1
The pyramid diagram shows a triangular structure divided into four horizontal sections arranged from top to bottom. At the top of the pyramid, a narrow section contains the text “Elites who own large corporations”. Below it, a wider section contains the text “Middle-income adults; rich adults; highly educated adults; medium-scale business owners; long-term employed people, investors, public officials”, followed by a highlighted text box reading “They have access to life-changing financial services”. The next lower section contains the text “Small business owners; low-income people; moderately educated people; short-term employed people”, followed by a highlighted text box reading “They have access to appropriate basic financial services”. The bottom and widest section contains the text “Poorest adults (those with no income or irregular low income), Uneducated adults (i.e. those without any education or without primary education), Prolonged unemployed adults (i.e. those who have been unemployed for a long time)”, followed by a highlighted text box reading “They do not have access to financial services”.The economic pyramid. Source: Author's own work