Global income and wealth inequality have been a prime reason why the world suffers from economic crises each year. Income inequality has been a dark reality of the world for ages, initially created ...

Global inequality stems not just from what people have and don’t have—but what they're able to do with what they have. “The levels of inequality are horrendous," said Janet Fuentes, an activist from ...

In our 36-country survey, we asked respondents how large a problem various types of inequality are in their nation, including the gap between the rich and the poor, unequal rights for men and women, ...

The gap between rich and poor has reached historic highs. According to the World Inequality Report 2026, released in recent ...

Globalization, defined by Merriam-Webster as “the development of an increasingly integrated global economy,” is inextricably tied to the global inequality that has shaped the lives of billions across ...

Picture a football stadium. Fill it with 56,000 people — the wealthiest 0.001 per cent on Earth. They own three times more wealth than 2.8 billion people combined. But this is not a story about the ...

Imraan Valodia and the Southern Centre for Inequality Studies receive funding from a number of local and international foundations that support academic research. Inequality remains on the top of the ...