(SDGs)57. Future research should investigate if the network structure of the global supply network locks in already existing inequalities. For social networks it has been shown that their structure can procreate inequality58,59. Similarly, our results suggest that structural inequality in production ...
Economic Inequality Is Undermining America: Worker Solidarity Will Build a Better FutureMeyerson, HaroldAmerican Educator
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“The combined trends of increased inequality and decreasing mobility pose a fundamental threat to the American dream, our way of life, and what we stand for around the globe," Obama said. Several "myths" surrounding income inequality have stood in the way of progress, Obama argued. He pushed...
Income is another determinant that contributes up to 124.6% to inequality in the use of outpatient services [11]. Similarly, evidence from studies conducted in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) reports that people with greater economic resources have higher use of health services [12,13,14,...
Confronted with domestic problems such as "wage stagnation" and "rising inequality," the United States is unwilling to admit that "it is their fault when they start going backwards." Instead, it looks for someone else to blame, with China's economic progress emerging as a convenient scapegoat...
This study uses an econometric approach to evaluate whether structural reforms in Latin America contributed to poverty and income inequality over the period from 1985 to 2000. Data on structural reforms is employed from the Inter-American Development Banks Structural Policy Index, and poverty and incom...
As the stock market returned to record highs while the U.S. economy was still deep inrecession, the gap between the stock market and the rest of the economy was as wide, or wider, than ever. As only 61% of Americans owned stocks, that gap also increased wealth and income inequality, ...
Persistent unemployment can lead to social and economic problems, including poverty, income inequality, and social unrest. However, it’s crucial to interpret the unemployment rate carefully, considering factors like underemployment and those who have stopped looking for work. How are economic indicators...
Given the near-historic levels of economic inequality in the United States, it is vital to understand when and why people are motivated to reduce it. We examine whether the manner in which economic inequality and policy are framed—in terms of either upper-socio-economic-class advantages or low...