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Changing EU employment spotlights poverty measurement

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EU

EU measures of poverty in a context of rising unconventional employment.

Inequality will remain challenging in Latin America

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LATIN AMERICA

The report finds that despite progress made on several economic and social development indictors, inequality has remained largely unchanged in Latin America over time. Crucially…

Inequality will deepen global health divide

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INTERNATIONAL

Health and income inequality correlation.

Social mobility will fall for China’s disadvantaged

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CHINA

Social mobility in China.

Productivity increases could lift living standards

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INTERNATIONAL

While productivity concerns continue to occupy economists, businesses and policymakers, the public is growing increasingly alarmed about working conditions, indebtedness…

Africa's poverty reduction goals are ambitious

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AFRICA

Outlook for poverty in sub-Saharan Africa.

Inequality drives macro imbalances, fuelling tensions

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INTERNATIONAL

Alternative explanations focus on chroncially weak investment and the relocation of production from developed to developing markets. The diagnosis matters because these imbalances…

Italy’s Conte may not succeed in fighting poverty

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ITALY

Poverty trends in Italy.

Cash relief could help states mitigate risks in Africa

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AFRICA

To date, traditional aid programmes and subsidies have had little effect on reducing persistent poverty and inequality. This is leading donors to push regional states to extend…

China's poverty alleviation efforts will shift focus

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CHINA

However, poverty alleviation is not irreversible. Severe climatic and natural disasters over the past couple of years, along with COVID-19 and heavy-handed policy responses to it…