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The post-1945 income distribution system is irretrievably broken, threatening the market economy. And traditional redistributive tools such as direct taxes, collective bargaining…
Following the introduction of Oxfam’s new Davos Report on From Poverty to Power, one of its authors, Max Lawson, reflects on the links between inequality and public services like…
The Finance Curse: How Global Finance is Making Us All Poorer. Nicholas Shaxson. Bodley Head. 2018.
In The Finance Curse: How Global Finance is Making Us All Poorer, Nicholas…
As global leaders gather at the World Economic Forum to discuss some of the world’s most pressing issues, including inequality and poverty, many will share data to illustrate a…
Jacopo Scita critically examines the state of China-Iran relations in the occasion of the third anniversary of Xi Jinping’s visit to Tehran in the aftermath of the JCPOA…
People shouldn’t be forced to choose between eating well, and eating in an environmentally conscious way.
The ‘planetary health diet' was announced yesterday by an international…
Yana van der Meulen Rodgers, Ernestina Coast and Nicky Armstrong argue that Trump’s global gag rule will not only be ineffective in reducing the number of abortions, but will also…
Climate change is already affecting many aspects of our everyday lives, including what we eat, where we live and the buildings we inhabit. And dangerous industries that make our…
Populist politicians frequently champion direct democracy, yet other actors view populists as a threat to the democratic system. Ben Margulies draws on the work of Karl Polanyi in…
This interview was conducted by the Global Governance Futures – Robert Bosch Foundation Multilateral Dialogues, which brings together young professionals to look ahead 10 years…
The next era of global economic expansion must better account for the inner tension between its levelling and gravitational forces. How can we grow our economies without growing…
There is one glaring omission from SDG 14, argues Laura Liswood: women.
The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 14 is focused on the effort to conserve and sustain the…
Mark Chadwick introduces his new book exploring the origins of modern international criminal law.
The Nuremberg and Tokyo trials, convened in the aftermath of World War II, are…
Gisela Robles and Andy Sumner's guest post on From Poverty to Power explores what is means to be poor and where the poor live.
It sounds like a simple question: Who are the world’…
Helidah Ogude, Social Development Specialist at World Bank in Washington, DC, explores the impact refugees have on the host countries, the approach towards migrants and the role…