Income inequality between countries may have eased in recent decades, but the gap within nations continues to widen. Take France: Its poverty rate clocked 15.4 percent in 2023, th ...

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The Ebola crisis reminds us, once again, of the downside of globalisation. Not only good things - like principles of social justice and gender equality - cross borders more easily than ever before; so ...

Economic inequality can hinder economic growth, erode social cohesion and lead to political polarisation. Yet, a US-based survey across income groups revealed that fewer than half of those polled ...

Over the past few decades, strong growth in China and India has lifted hundreds of millions out of poverty; providing opportunities that were out of reach only a generation ago. But while giant ...

People around the world see various factors as contributing to economic inequality in their country: A median of 60% across 36 countries say that rich people having too much political influence leads ...

We have reached a consensus that Japan’s society has become distinctly stratified. Income inequality is growing, and people seem to accept that society is divided between the wealthy and a large ...

Joseph E. Stiglitz is chair of the G20 Extraordinary Committee of Independent Experts on Global Inequality. Imraan Valodia does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company ...