Image: By Jin Wang At the former United Nations summit in 2000, the States had voted to adopt the United Nations Millennium Declaration, the first goal of sustainable development was to eradicate poverty in all its forms. This depicts a sign of awareness of...
image: https://unsplash.com/@imattsmart By Yunbing Yang Inequality usually occurs when there are big differences in income, wealth, and opportunities between different groups of people. As the economy grows, the Gini coefficient increased dramatically, this has led...
Image: https://thetyee.ca/ By Kai Lei When we talk about income inequality, we often assert its impact on economic growth is arguable. Economists hold distinct views towards this. Whilst Barro (2000) recognizes that income inequality favors economic growth for...
Image: Dean Chahim/Flickr/CC By Lottie Fielding Worldwide, economic inequalities are said to be on the decline, but this global issue is far from being solved. “The gap between rich and poor people worldwide remains vast as the convergence that has taken place...
Image: Patrick Chappatte, The Boston Globe By Maria Teneva The coronavirus pandemic has brought to light the extreme inequality around the world, both globally and nationally. COVID-19 has spread to every part of the planet, leaving no group unaffected by it....
Image: Matt Wuerker, Politico Magazine By Annabel Jones Can you still believe that in the 21st century people are living in absolute poverty, while others live a life of luxury? When examining inequality, we need to take into account the inequalities within countries...
Image: https://unsplash.com/@thomasdeluze By Ismael Dembele It is often impossible to ignore the stark realities of economic inequality in certain areas of the globe. Death from preventable illnesses, the staggering imbalances in incomes between rich and poor, and a...
Image: https://unsplash.com/@carlosdetoro By Miranda Harrison This year has highlighted to everyone that inequality continues to be a major problem. While thousands of people in the UK have lost their jobs or been furloughed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic,...
The dichotomy that is plaguing the world By Alanah Coulson The covid-19 pandemic has brought an abundance of things to light; brightest of all being the raging divide between the rich and poor. Not only have healthcare systems become crippled, but so too the economy...
Image: https://unsplash.com/@cdc By Nadia Ibrahim Poverty affects more than one in four children in the UK today. If a global pandemic was not enough, the government has refused to extend free school meal vouchers in England over the half term holiday, forcing...
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