A new study helps us better understand one of the possible driving forces behind the erosion of democratic norms and institutions: economic inequality. Published in PNAS , this large cross-national ...

Economic Inequality Seen as Major Challenge Around the World. 1. Global perceptions of inequality and discrimination. 2. Factors seen as contributing to economic inequality. 3. Views of children’s ...

image: “Inequality is bad for economic growth and bad for poverty reduction. In the past researchers were not able to exactly quantify the effect of inequality in the context of economic shocks.

Last week's article explained worsening inequalities in Zimbabwe. It highlighted how Zimbabwe is now ranked among the 30 countries with the most regrettable inequality.

If economic inequality increases within a country, the risk of civil war breaking out grows. This is the finding from a study by the Chair of Economic History at the University of Tübingen ...

For instance, economic development excessively concentrated in major cities can cause rural areas to be left behind. Similarly, a regressive tax system or subsidies enjoyed more by the upper middle ...

South Africa remains one of the most unequal countries in the world. The country's per-capita expenditure Gini coefficient, a measure of how spending from income is distributed, stands at 0.65.

Economic inequality is not simply an economic issue. It's a social one as well. The imbalance pushes many to crime, as evidenced in Detroit's particularly concerning crime rate.

Income inequality has historically been a destabilizing force in democratic countries — and currently, the U.S. has some of the highest levels of income inequality in the developed world.

Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) is a vital initiative aimed at addressing historical inequalities in South Africa. This article explores its objectives, successes, and the necessary ...