West-East Divide In Wealth Of Nations: Can The Wealth Gap Be Bridged?

Why are some nations so rich and some nations so poor?Is it all a matter of luck? Or the quality of leadership? Or the political systems? Or the work ethics of the people?Is it the natural distribution of wealth and resources? Is it something that should be taken for granted and not to be changed? Is humankind destined to live under such great discrepancies and such inequality? What can we do to redress this?Why should rich nations stay rich, and poor nations stay poor? Is there a conspiracy to maintain the status quo? Why is there the resistance to changing the status quo?Must rich nations stay rich and poor nations stay poor? What can we do to change the status quo, and move towards a more equal distribution of wealth?