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But solutions proposed by ‘national conservatives’ have difficulties of their own
It almost invariably becomes about who should pay, rather than about who needs the money
Other charts of the week: women artists’ high prices, US traffic deaths, teens’ social media use and a rise in extreme poverty
‘Carbon inequalities’ within countries support case for wealth tax on biggest polluters
We cannot wait for another period of catastrophe before we attempt renewal
Data highlight the importance of urban areas, not nations, in driving development
Higher interest rates and slump in currencies raise debt servicing costs by more than a third
The latest data indicates a clear link between trade integration and falling global inequality
This will be a global problem as the whole planet becomes wealthier, healthier and better educated
If capitalism is to survive the political and social disruption, it will need to adapt as it has done in the past
When it comes to average household incomes, the UK may soon need to ask migrant labourers to take a pay cut
What the data tell us about basic schooling, funding and policymakers’ priorities
Education cannot compensate for the failure to implement redistributive social policies
But public policy must be informed by a recognition of the effects of falling birth rates
Welfare policies are constructed with a small number of ‘power users’ in mind, rather than the great majority
Technological progress suggests the turn from globalisation can bring benefits as well as challenges
Since the 1990s, the private share of national wealth has soared while public wealth has shrunk
Population trends are too complicated to be categorised as economic destiny but neither can they be ignored
The French economist’s latest book condenses the arguments of his previous tomes but is short on the practical politics of real change
Inequality may have stopped rising in big countries, but what happens to global inequality now depends on Africa
Embrace diversity, stop being a Nimby and contribute to a new social and economic bargain
The poor are continuing to bear the brunt of Covid-19
Top 1% of households have 230 times more wealth than those in the bottom 10%
Closing the gulf between the rich and poor is about proving China can succeed where other countries have failed
The pandemic has opened the door to radical economic reform, argues the FT's Martin Sandbu
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