Global Inequality

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Climate policy models need to get real about people — here’s how

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PA via ReutersPrime Minister Boris Johnson delivers a speech during a visit to Exeter College Construction Centre, Exeter, in which he made a pledge to ensure there was "life-long" skills retraining opportunities after the coronavirus pandemic had exposed the "shortcomings" of the UK's educational system.No Use UK. No Use Ireland. No Use Belgium. No Use France. No Use Germany. No Use Japan. No Use China. No Use Norway. No Use Sweden. No Use Denmark. No Use Holland

Future Development

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Shanta Devarajan

Tuesday, May 11, 2021

Future Development

How AI-powered poverty maps can increase equity in the COVID-19 response

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Friday, May 7, 2021

A woman wearing a face mask poses through a plastic sheet in front of her shop along the railway line.Bangkok city urban dwellers living along the railway line. The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) train travels from Bangkok's central station at Hua Lamphong to east of the capital and connects to Chachoengsao, 82 km from Bangkok along this line. (Photo by Paul Lakatos / SOPA Images/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

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Pandemic divergence: A short note on COVID-19 and global income inequality

Eduardo Levy Yeyati and Federico Filippini

Wednesday, May 5, 2021

Reports

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Technology, growth, and inequality: Changing dynamics in the digital era

Zia Qureshi

Friday, February 12, 2021

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Report

Poverty hotspots and the correlates of subnational development

Raj M. Desai, Homi Kharas, and Selen Özdoğan

Wednesday, December 2, 2020

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Tackling the inequality pandemic: Is there a cure?

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Tuesday, November 17, 2020

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Inequality beyond neoliberalism: Policies for more inclusive growth

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Wednesday, May 1, 2019

Nathan Allen, 65, poses for a portrait in front of the motorhome where he sleeps in a homeless RV and tent encampment near LAX airport in Los Angeles, California, United States, October 26, 2015. Allen lost his job as a handyman, and so couldn't afford to pay the rent for his apartment. Los Angeles is grappling with a massive homelessness problem, as forecasted El Nino downpours threaten to add to the misery of thousands of people who sleep on the streets. Mayor Eric Garcetti has proposed spending $100 million to combat the problem in the sprawling metropolis but stopped short of declaring a state of emergency. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson PICTURE 16 OF 17 - SEARCH "NICHOLSON MOTORHOME" FOR ALL IMAGES - GF10000270563

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Progress paradoxes and sustainable growth

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How do small regions in Europe achieve growth?

Austin Kilroy and Roberto Ganau

Thursday, January 28, 2021

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Africa in Focus

Figures of the week: Carbon taxes can fuel green economic recovery and reduce income inequality

Leo Holtz and Chris Heitzig

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Antananarivo, Madagascar, Africa -January 11 2020: An aerial view of a group of poor children in a slum of the madagascan city. Malagasy kids play with tires in the dirt, surrounded by hanging laundry

Future Development

Over 1 billion people live in poverty hotspots

Raj M. Desai, Homi Kharas, and Selen Özdoğan

Wednesday, December 2, 2020

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American leadership in advancing the sustainable development goals

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Economic mobility across generations around the world

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The World Bank Group’s Mission to End Extreme Poverty: A conversation with President Jim Yong Kim

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Zhang Yingyi, a 30-year-old administrative assistant and a mother of a three-year-old girl, smiles as she poses for a photograph at her home in Shanghai, China,

Podcast Episode

The global middle class

Homi Kharas and Fred Dews

Friday, May 19, 2017

Storm clouds hover as a cyclist rides past a field of maize after late rains near Malawi's capital Lilongwe, February 1, 2016. Late rains in Malawi threaten the staple maize crop and have pushed prices to record highs.About 14 million people face hunger in Southern Africa because of a drought that has been exacerbated by an El Nino weather pattern, according to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). REUTERS/Mike Hutchings - RTX24Z7D

Africa in Focus

Le tonnerre n’est pas toujours suivi de la pluie : Maintenir le progrès vers la réalisation de la vision pour l’Afrique

Amadou Sy, Christina Golubski, and Amy Copley

Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Africa in Focus

Thunder is not yet rain: Sustaining progress towards realizing Africa’s vision

Amadou Sy, Christina Golubski, and Amy Copley

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

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Global Inequality

Climate policy models need to get real about people — here’s how

3 reasons why we may build back better after COVID-19

How AI-powered poverty maps can increase equity in the COVID-19 response

Pandemic divergence: A short note on COVID-19 and global income inequality

Reports

Technology, growth, and inequality: Changing dynamics in the digital era

Poverty hotspots and the correlates of subnational development

Tackling the inequality pandemic: Is there a cure?

Inequality beyond neoliberalism: Policies for more inclusive growth

Progress paradoxes and sustainable growth

Blog Posts

How do small regions in Europe achieve growth?

Figures of the week: Carbon taxes can fuel green economic recovery and reduce income inequality

Over 1 billion people live in poverty hotspots

Events

American leadership in advancing the sustainable development goals

Economic mobility across generations around the world

The World Bank Group’s Mission to End Extreme Poverty: A conversation with President Jim Yong Kim

Related Books

Declining Inequality in Latin America

Experts

Ana Revenga

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development

Multimedia

The global middle class

Le tonnerre n’est pas toujours suivi de la pluie : Maintenir le progrès vers la réalisation de la vision pour l’Afrique

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