Add to ORKGEconomic inequality has reached extreme levels. From Ghana to Germany, Italy to Indonesia, the gap between rich and poor is widening. In 2013, seven out of 10 people lived in countries where economic inequality was worse than 30 years ago, and in 2014 Oxfam calculated that just 85 people owned as much wealth as the poorest half of humanity.Extreme inequality corrupts politics and hinders economic growth.It exacerbates gender inequality, and causes a range of health and social problems. It stifles social mobility, keeping some families poor for generations, while others enjoy year after year of privilege. It fuels crime and even violent conflict. These corrosive consequences affect us all, but the impact is worst for the poorest people.In Ev...
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How much are promises of democratic equality worth when the material situation of the middle and wor...
With consumer prices rising above wage increases, broadening gaps for disadvantaged groups in the UK...
For decades we have been told a story about the divide between rich countries and poor countries. ...
An explosion in extreme wealth and income is exacerbating inequality and hindering the world's abili...
Economic inequality is rapidly increasing in the majority of countries. The wealth of the world is d...
Introduction: Almost half of the world’s wealth is now owned by just one percent of the population, ...
Fifteen years after the launch of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and a decade after G7 lead...
Beneath the gloss of Asia’s newfound prosperity lies an unsettling reality. Rising inequality has de...
Oxfam estimates that just one of the richest men in Ghana earns from his wealth more in a month than...
Inequality is increasing in Asia and the Pacific. Our region’s remarkable economic success story bel...
Ten years have passed since the global financial crisis first struck. But its shockwaves remain with...
Inequality matters. This is the consistent finding of a myriad of studies in recent times. Consequen...
Although the world witnessed an unprecedented pace of poverty reduction over the last decades, reduc...
Europe is facing unacceptable levels of poverty and inequality. Instead of putting people first, pol...
Asia is at a Crossroads. Rising inequality poses a dire threat to continued prosperity in Asia, wher...
How much are promises of democratic equality worth when the material situation of the middle and wor...
With consumer prices rising above wage increases, broadening gaps for disadvantaged groups in the UK...
For decades we have been told a story about the divide between rich countries and poor countries. ...