SINGAPORE – For the first time, the Government has published a measure of wealth inequality here, and it is higher than income inequality. This is according to the Ministry of Finance (MOF) in an ...

shows that Singapore’s policies have worked well over the past decade, said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong. But amid new headwinds, more effort and a willingness to do things differently are required to ...

Chancellor Friedrich Merz and his conservatives have seen a dip in the polls. This follows weeks of debates over the latest controversial proposals to restructure Germany's welfare state. The majority ...

Regarding Richard Kahlenberg and Lief Lin’s op-ed “American Studies Can’t Stand Its Subject” (Jan. 23): It’s disturbing to see academics so deeply distressed about America’s progress. Their claims of ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... New research suggests a more nuanced reality. The updated Inequality of Human Progress Index assesses how the pandemic affected progress toward a more ...

Data from the Federal Reserve shows that the so-called K-shaped economy in America is alive and well, with low- and middle-income households falling further behind as the richest Americans pull away.

Income inequality is one of the most important measures of economic health, social justice and quality of life. More reliably trackable than wealth inequality, which was recently given a gloomy report ...

Joseph E. Stiglitz is chair of the G20 Extraordinary Committee of Independent Experts on Global Inequality. Imraan Valodia does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company ...

An increasingly strong case is being made to bring inequality into discussions about climate change. The logic behind this has been set out by leading international institutions such as the ...

Early in her career, Prof. Susan C. Stokes saw a wave of democratization. In Southern Europe, Latin America and the former Soviet Union, authoritarian regimes were tumbling. But in this first quarter ...

JOHANNESBURG, Nov 4 (Reuters) - A G20 taskforce established by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for the creation of an international panel to tackle inequality, warning that extreme ...

Imagine society as a ladder with 10 rungs. Where would you place yourself? That answer reflects your subjective social status—where you see yourself in society. Importantly, this is not necessarily ...