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Jul 5, 2021 · Mitigating inequality requires a mix of bottom-up and top-down changes that address the underlying social and economic systems. Seven experts shine a light on creating a future that leaves no one behind. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated socioeconomic inequalities within and across countries. The policy responses designed to mitigate them ...
Jun 8, 2021 · A World Without Work explores various scenarios that could help us adapt to a society in which most of us don’t earn wages. One idea that is already gaining traction in Europe is the implementation of a Universal Basic Income (UBI) to help address economic inequality. But Susskind is not entirely convinced it will work without tweaks.
Dec 23, 2023 · In 2008, the World Health Organization Commission on Social Determinants of Health report Closing the Gap in a Generation took a view that health inequities were largely attributable to inequalities in the distribution of power, income, goods, and services, as well as the consequent disparities in people’s living conditions, such as “their access to health care, schools, and education ...
Feb 6, 2023 · With the pandemic, climate crisis and geopolitical conflicts exacerbating inequalities in access to health, education and jobs, countries must create productive employment and decent work and ensure the social protection of the most disadvantaged and vulnerable groups, speakers emphasized today, as the Commission for Social Development opened its sixty-first session.
Jan 7, 2020 · Policies to tackle inequality. Tackling inequality requires a rethink. First, on fiscal policies and progressive taxation. Progressive taxation is a key component of effective fiscal policy. At the top of the income distribution, our research shows that marginal tax rates can be raised without sacrificing economic growth.
Mar 16, 2022 · We will likely look back on 2020 as a turning point. The pandemic put a spotlight on existing societal issues, accelerated the pace of change in others, and created some new ones too. For example, concerns about inequalities in health by income and race are not new, but they became more apparent to a larger number of people during 2020. The speed and starkness of broadening societal ...
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Dec 9, 2021 · Reducing global inequality can achieve a lot, but it is important to be clear that redistribution alone would still mean that billions of people would live in very poor material conditions. The world is far too poor to end poverty without large growth. To achieve a more equal world without poverty, the world needs very large economic growth. 5
