Photo by Alice Pasqual on Unsplash By Hannah Griffin Over recent decades the global economic inequality gap has significantly worsened and is only continuing to do so. The negative impacts this has on society, politics and the environment will only progress and...
Category: Global inequalities
The Irony of Streetwear: inequality, consumerism, and status
Photo by Rio Lecatompessy on UnsplashBy Gina De LanceyStreetwear became popular in the 1990s, emerging from surf, skate, and hip-hop culture. It became a way to express a sub-culture, but as the years have passed, it now seems more like a status-symbol for the younger...
Why is the issue of economic inequality being mitigated? The answer might be richer than you think.
Photo by Max Böhme on UnsplashBy Akshaya Jegaruban There is a prevalent widespread assumption that global economic inequality has seen a decrease recently ; this is far from the true picture . The misconception of economic equality can only be considered a fallacy...
Race and inequality – do we really understand it?
Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash By Bolakale SanyaoluInequality contributes to the death of approximately 213,000 people every day, that is one person every four seconds. It is often defined as the unequal distribution of resources and opportunities amongst...
A Globe Obsessed with Profit Over People. Are We Too Far Gone?
Image credit: Photo by John Moeses Bauan on Unsplash Despite misleading narratives pushed by the global North, economic inequality is very much alive and kicking all around the globe today. When considering statistics regarding global inequality on a surface level,...
The Situation of Children who Live in Poverty
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...
Do Inequalities Increase under the Impact of the Epidemic?
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...
The Oblivion: Inequality of opportunity
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...
Economic Inequalities: Will it ever end?
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...
How Has Covid-19 Impacted Global Inequality?
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....
Recent Comments