Topic: Inequality
Ending poverty is possible, but it means facing up to inequality – within and between countries
Article / 30th January 2019World leaders have committed to ending poverty everywhere for all people by 2030. Achieving this aim means facing up to the need for dramatic declines in inequalities – in income, in opportunity, in exposure to risk, across gender, between countries and within countries – over the next decade.
Davos attendees must accept that they have too much money
Blog / 30th January 2019A global gathering of world elites is taking place in Davos, Switzerland, this week, claiming—as it does every year—to “define priorities and shape global, industry and regional agendas.”
World’s 26 richest people own as much as poorest 50%, says Oxfam
Report / 21st January 2019The growing concentration of the world’s wealth has been highlighted by a report showing that the 26 richest billionaires own as many assets as the 3.8 billion people who make up the poorest half of the planet’s population.
United Nations: Human rights at risk from tsunami of privatisation
Article / 26th November 2018Widespread privatization of public goods is systematically eliminating human rights protections and further marginalising the interests of low-income earners and those living in poverty, a United Nations human rights expert has said.
Two years into the SDGs – neoliberalised development?
Article / 19th November 2018By removing all discussions about power from their agenda, the SDGs reinforce the status quo of socio-political relations, writes Katerina Gladkova for the Transnational Institute.
‘It’s unfair’: UN envoy reports on the reality of poverty across the UK
Article / 13th November 2018As the UN Special Rapporteur, Philip Alston, tours the UK this week, discussions are dominated by a big question: should poverty essentially be made illegal?
Billionaire bonanza 2018: Inherited wealth dynasties in the 21st-century U.S.
Report / 2nd November 2018A new report analyses the grand fortunes of the wealthiest U.S. individuals and families, comparing their wealth to the absence of wealth at and near the nation’s economic bottom. By Chuck Collins and Josh Hoxie for inequality.org
A radically realistic climate vision
Report / 2nd November 2018Limiting global temperatures to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels is the only way to achieve social justice while protecting our environment from devastating climate change. And, contrary to prevailing wisdom, it's not an impossible goal, writes Barbara Unmüßig for Project Syndicate.
Half the world lives in poverty on under $5.50 a day: report
News / 30th October 2018Half the world's population lives on less than $5.50 a day despite significant progress in reducing extreme poverty, a new report from the World Bank said Wednesday.
69 of the richest 100 entities on the planet are corporations, not governments, figures show
Blog / 25th October 2018Top corporations continue to accrue revenues far in excess of most governments, figures compiled by Global Justice Now show. Comparing 2017 revenues, 69 of the top 100 economic entities are corporations rather than governments.