TopicInequality

Topic: inequality

Genetic clustering: Economic inequalities seem now in line with regional differences

Abdel Abdellaoui - October 28, 2019

People are becoming increasingly clustered by certain types of genetics. Europe offers increasing evidence of this.

India’s ranking in world Fragility Index continued worsening after Modi govt came to power

Dev Kar - October 20, 2019

India ranked 79th among 178 countries in overall fragility in 2013, the last full year when Congress was in power, increasing thereafter to 72nd rank in 2018.

Thomas Piketty is back with a 1,200-page guide to abolishing billionaires

William Horobin - September 13, 2019

Thomas Piketty’s new book doesn’t just focus on Western economies, but also the political ideologies that lie behind inequality.

Why India would do well with a coalition govt: Pro-poor policies, less inequality

Arvind Kumar - May 17, 2019

Coalition governments redistribute resources proportionately while countries with majority governments witness rapid rise in inequality.

Oxfam inequality study: Skewed parameters to assess wealth or disbalanced economic growth?

ThePrint Team - January 22, 2019

In its annual report, Oxfam said that India’s wealthiest got wealthier by 39 per cent as opposed to the bottom half of the population...

Inequality reports like Oxfam’s end up hurting India’s poor with their poor methodology

Ila Patnaik - January 22, 2019

Oxfam considers it “obscene” that the poor now borrow more, and have seen an increase in their liabilities.

Poverty or inequality: What is more important for India and Indian economists

Vivek Dehejia - August 27, 2018

Is it reasonable to posit that in a still-poor country poverty alleviation is of greater consequence?

What Surjit Bhalla got wrong about our study on spatial inequality in India

Vivek Dehejia - August 18, 2018

Three richest states in India are three times as rich as three poorest, which is why we can't ignore spatial inequality.

Why do the poor in India vote for Right-wing parties like the BJP?

Pavithra Suryanarayan - August 18, 2018

The poor’s support of Right-wing parties is puzzling as they are choosing parties that work against their economic interests.

Supermarket supply chains come with hidden human cost—global poverty

Winnie Byanyima - July 1, 2018

Millions of those people behind the everyday items in our shopping baskets don't earn enough for a decent standard of living.

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