By 2018, inequality was between 35.3 and 49.4% lower than it was in 1990.” In other words, this progress has been widely shared, to the great benefit of the people at the bottom of the distribution.

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How does poverty differ from economic inequality? Poverty is usually defined as not having the means to support basic nutrition, access to safe drinking water, shelter, education, and other needs.

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.

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 ...

The COVID-19 pandemic draws attention to potential racism in healthcare. A May 2020 study estimates that in the U. S., Black people were 3.57 times more likely to die from COVID-19 than white ...

The linkage between peace and economic stability is evident, not only as a moral imperative, but as a logical strategy with lasting implications. The role of conflict resolution in economic prosperity ...

Thus, the loss to global economic output from the severe fragmentation sought by some of the most fervent tribunes of deglobalization could range from $7 trillion to $12 trillion — every year.

O’Neil, vice president and senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, notes that “the story of economic globalization has been told and retold in books, speeches, articles, and news clips.