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The government’s assertions conceal a broader reality of increasing income inequality and widespread economic hardship. These ...
According to the Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES) 2022-23, inequality in consumption did decline ...
A deeply misleading narrative has recently been doing the rounds — that India is the ‘fourth most equal country in the world’ ...
Arkansas ranked eighth out of 50 states for income inequality, with the top 5% of the population holding a 23.37% share of ...
Economist Vamsi Vakulabharanam notes that despite differing political systems, both nations have had similar inequality ...
Higher Q4 growth has largely been fuelled by impressive growth in fixed capital formation. Overall average GDP growth of 6.14 ...
Is South Africa truly the most unequal country in the world? This article challenges the widely accepted Gini Coefficient, revealing how it overlooks significant black wealth and social progress, and ...
According to the World Bank, India's Gini Index stands at 25.5, making it the fourth most equal country in the world, after ...
India's SDG progress report highlights advancements in poverty reduction and social protection. Social protection now covers ...
Is the Gini coefficient still a relevant measure of inequality in South Africa? This article explores its limitations and advocates for the continued use of robust statistical measures in policy-makin ...
The change in wealth inequality across Europe between 2008 and 2023 has been mixed across countries. According to a UBS report, it has sharply increased in some places, while showing modest declines ...
France's poverty rate reached 15.4% in 2023, its highest level since records began in 1996, according to data from the ...