The absolute number of people living in extreme poverty has been declining. But the gap between the wealthiest and poorest of the population is widening.
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Global Commodity Trade and Market Disruptions: Impact on Growth, Food Security
and Poverty in Rwanda
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The Russia-Ukraine war is projected to negatively impact, in the short run, the economy and people’s livelihood in Rwanda. The crisis is expected to deteriorate the country’s terms of trade, driven by...
As the national organization for sociologists, the American Sociological Association, through its Executive Office, is well positioned to provide a unique set of services to its members and to promote the vitality...
In the past three decades, Thailand has made remarkable progress in reducing poverty, though inequality remains high. Driven by high growth rates and structural transformation...
This paper examines the short-term implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for inequality in developing countries. The analysis takes advantage of high-frequency phone survey data collected by the World Bank to assess...
Inequality widening Source: World Inequality Report 2018 Potential inequality evolution scenarios Source: World Inequality Report 2018 Market valuations of online platforms...
Source: World Economic Forum, What the pay gap between men and women really looks like
Source: OECD, MEASURING DISTANCE TO THE SDG TARGETS: an assessment of where OECD countries stand, June 2017
e.g. Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90/day (% population) Source: World Development Indicators for SDGs
Source: Inequality index: where are the world's most unequal countries? part of the Guardian’s Inequality Project
