The Art of Inequality: Architecture, Housing, and Real Estate
Typically, inequality is defined by a combination of economic measures referring to income and wealth. Entire populations, in the language of statistics, are measured and managed according to their place … Continue reading
Leaving no one behind: the impact of pro-poor growth
Across the world the gap between the rich and the poor is widening, and the current focus on relative inequality fails to address the issue. Over the past 30 years, … Continue reading
Economics vs. the Economy
Economic theories, though social constructions, can reflect reality to varying degrees. In the face of dire environmental challenges, adopting a realistic theory is key to the survival of global civilization. … Continue reading
Do Human Rights Increase Inequality?
The tragedy of human rights is that they have occupied the global imagination but have so far contributed little of note, merely nipping at the heels of the neoliberal giant … Continue reading
Inequality’s Dead End—And the Possibility of a New, Long-Term Direction
The crisis of inequality, in short, represents a tragic and painful failure of the old system and the old politics. It is also already proving to be a major stimulus … Continue reading
Data Revolution Report: A World that Counts
The report highlights two big global challenges for the current state of data: (1) The challenge of invisibility (gaps in what we know from data, and when we find out); … Continue reading
The decline of Lao civil society
It is paradoxical that while most interpretations of civil society include autonomy from the state as a central characteristic, the groups most widely recognised as civil society are those legally … Continue reading
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