According to global urbanist Greg Clark, 55 years from now, the world’s population will have peaked, and nearly all of it ...

Under the post-war global order, the world avoided large-scale conflicts. It fostered the growth of democracies and was accompanied by a period of remarkable increase in prosperity and lifting people ...

The top 10% wealthiest share of the global population reportedly holds 50% of total wealth, and that disparity could worsen.

Without archaeology, there is no way to truly examine economic inequality, its causes, and its consequences over very long time spans on a global scale.

Ancient housing data shows that wealth inequality often followed land monopolization but was sometimes curbed by inclusive ...

Wealth inequality began over 10,000 years ago, gradually increasing after the advent of agriculture due to population growth ...

Progress in reducing global poverty has essentially halted: by 2030, nearly 7 percent of the world's population—nearly 600 million people—will still struggle in extreme poverty. Within-country ...

First Global Inequality Research Award for Bina Agarwal. Professor Bina Agarwal received the First Global Inequality Research Award at a ceremony held at the Paris School of Econo ...

The study's findings offer a comprehensive view of global air pollution and ecological inequality, presenting a powerful tool for policymakers to guide interventions. "Our study provides a ...