Development and Inequality: The Social Reality of Modern Society’ explores how modern development processes often reproduce or deepen social and economic inequalities. Drawing from critical social theory, the work examines the structural factors such as class, race, gender, and global power imbalances that shape who benefits from development and who is marginalized. Rather than viewing inequality as a side effect, the text argues that it is a central and persistent feature of modern society, built into the very frameworks of economic and political systems. It highlights how development policies can unintentionally reinforce these disparities unless they are reimagined with a focus on justice, inclusion, and structural change. The book offers a sobering yet necessary critique of modernity’s promises, urging a rethinking of what genuine, equitable development should look like.