It was correct for Benjamin Enke, the Paul Sack Associate Professor of Political Economy at Harvard University, to point out that previous discussions of political economy “were deeply intertwined ...

ShareIntroduction Law has long been recognized as a potent instrument for organizing society and managing human affairs. In ...

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 ...

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 ...

And now, in 2025—a time when inequality and division are still deeply rooted in our society—I offer this story once again. The will to resist is in your hands.

Furthermore, structural poverty is a form of poverty caused by systemic inequality in the social, economic, and political structure of a society. Unlike temporary poverty, which may arise from ...

The increase in income inequality between individual workers over the past 40 years is a major concern. A large body of empirical research in labor economics suggests that computers and other forms of ...

In 1991, the Indian government launched a comprehensive programme of economic reforms, including the removal of the licence raj, significant cuts in import quotas and tariffs, and financial sector ...

Full Report and Executive Summary Global growth is forecast at 3.0 percent for 2019, its lowest level since 2008–09 and a 0.3 percentage point downgrade from the April 2019 World Economic Outlook.

In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), the intersection of financial fragility, political volatility, and entrenched inequality presents a volatile economic landscape.

At Oxfam, we know that climate change, poverty, and inequality are linked. The impact of shifting weather patterns, droughts, flooding, and storms hits marginalized communities with few resources ...