Rising levels of inequality has become a key political issue in recent years; “the defining issue of our time,” as Barack Obama described it back in 2013. It was at the heart of the Occupy movement protests, and has received a huge amount of attention in the media and in policy circles. But much of this discussion has focussed on what’s been happening in rich countries, in particular upon trends…
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Eradicating poverty is at the top of the U.N.’s stated goals. But their measure of poverty is only half the story.
Eradicating poverty is at the top of the U.N.’s stated goals. But their measure of poverty is only half the story.
