Sentences with phrase «of global inequality»

Lead Economist of the IMF and author of an acclaimed book on inequality (The Haves and the Have - Nots: a Brief and Idiosyncratic History of Global Inequality), Branko Milanovic, provides a helpful overview of how economists see the notion of inequality (Finance & Development September 2011, Vol 48, No. 3:).

This, they say, points to the profound scale of global inequality, which means that the benefits of the so - called Great Acceleration in consumption of resources are unevenly distributed, and this in turn confounds efforts to deal with the impact of this assault on the planetary machinery.

Located in the heart of the plantation system and at the crossroads of global inequality and climatological change, the research center aims to become a vector for a social and ecological shift.

Inspired by a question put to him on the island of Papua New Guinea more than thirty years ago, Diamond embarks on a world - wide quest to understand the roots of global inequality

Byanyima blamed «tax dodging» as a major cause of global inequality and urged leaders to clamp down on tax havens and plough money into education, healthcare and jobs for young people.

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So both are paradoxically true: rising inequality is indeed a crisis of Neoliberal Global State Capitalism, and so is the rise of the supposed «solution,» the insatiable plundering State in service to its fiefdoms and private Financial Power Elites (the Plutocracy).

The hedge fund manager said the current developments are similar to the global political environment of the 1930s in regard to the periods» large wealth inequality, protectionist trade policies and the «emergence» of populist politicians.

One of my major criticisms of Thomas Piketty's blockbuster book on wealth inequality was that it didn't highlight the global effect of inequality well enough.

Oxfam said that women workers were worst hit by global inequality as they consistently earn less than men and usually have lower paid and more insecure forms of work.

The British epidemiologists Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett have been tracking global trends that show inequality is linked to the higher incidence of ill - health for everyone, not just for the poorest among us.

The Sustainable Development Goals are the result of long consultations among nations, with global acceptance of the idea that reducing poverty and inequality is the correct path forward for a secure and prosperous planet.

«The vast majority of our hosts in Massachusetts, California, Hawaii and across the county are middle class people who depend on home sharing as a way to address economic inequality,» Chris Lehane, head of global policy and communications at Airbnb, said in a statement.

And it would be hard to compile any list of the best business books of the year without mentioning Thomas Piketty's Capital in the Twenty - First Century — which «sparked a fantastic global discussion this year about inequality,» Gates writes.

These founders have witnessed the consequences of unfettered capitalism, and it isn't a pretty picture: global warming, pollution, income inequality, environmental degradation, and resource depletion.

Some of his favorite stories looked at facial bias, the philosophy of Peter Thiel, Chinese ghost cities, self - driving car ethics, the average family on earth, Wikipedia hoax - hunters, income inequality, bleak futurism, cooking with MSG, global communication patterns, Somali pirates, the crucifixion of Tony Stark, and the worst hotel in New York.

She also cited growing inequality, geopolitics, and a lack of global cooperation as problematic in the longer - term.

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These 15 risks are: Lack of Fresh Water, Unsustainable Urbanization, Continued Lock - in to Fossil Fuels, Chronic Diseases, Extreme Weather, Loss of Ocean Biodiversity, Resistance to Life - saving Medicine, Accelerating Transport Emissions, Youth Unemployment, Global Food Crisis, Unstable Regions, Soil Depletion, Rising Inequality, Cities Disrupted by Climate Change & Cyber Threats.

For Canadians, it is important that our political parties start discussing and debating the policy actions a «new» government should take to respond to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) observation, that the global economy, and therefore the Canadian economy, could be entering a long period of economic stagnation, characterized by slow growth, high unemployment and increasing income inequality.

Mr. Page, a former Merrill Lynch banker who founded an investment company in New York, Global Energy Capital, drew attention during the summer for a speech in which he criticized the United States and other Western nations for a «hypocritical focus on ideas such as democratization, inequality, corruption and regime change» in Russia and other parts of the former Soviet Union.

The United Nations» adoption of the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs, or Global Goals) has the world poised at an historic crossroads — setting a course to end extreme poverty, fight inequality and injustice, and protect our planet.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has been warning for months that the global economy and the Canadian economy are about to enter a period of global economic stagnation, high unemployment and growing income inequality.

World's Rich Getting Richer Global wealth inequality had improved between 2000 and the financial crisis of 2007 - 2008 but the trend since has seen global wealth statistics shiGlobal wealth inequality had improved between 2000 and the financial crisis of 2007 - 2008 but the trend since has seen global wealth statistics shiglobal wealth statistics shifting.

Other than climate change, extreme income inequality and pandemics, the global trust deficit may be one of the world's direst challenges - noting that they are all interconnected.

At the 19th Communist Party National Congress held in October, President Xi unveiled a bold, long - term vision to transform China into a «great modern socialist country» — a global leader in innovation and trade that boasts sustainable growth, a cleaner environment and reduced inequality — by the 100th anniversary of the People's Republic in 2049.

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Led by a feminist Prime Minister who campaigned on a promise of inclusive growth, Canada is well placed to become a global leader in tackling the twin struggles of gender and economic inequality.

With massive and increasing structural deficits; exploding debt in all sectors; hostile demographics; social and political fracturing and disintegration; grotesque wealth inequality; extraordinary global trade competition; a complete collapse of respect for vital government organizations such as the Justice Department and FBI, which the people now realize have gone rogue; an extremely complex and corrosive global geopolitical environment; the real prospect of war, potentially nuclear and worldwide; not to mention numerous additional factors, we can only point to few other times in history more dangerous to the people's financial welfare, and therefore more overall bullish for gold, one of the only financial sanctuaries proven to work in times of dislocation.

The Philippine organizers of the Global March mention following: widespread poverty and social inequality resulting in the erosion of the family's capacity to nurture and protect children, the rise of informal economy requiring simple skills and technologies, globalization of capitalism where underdeveloped nations provide the rich with cheap labor, disrupted family patterns due to migration, AIDS, etc. and inadequate basic services from government, including education, due to cut of the state budget of non-profit sectors to follow structural adjustment programme dictated by the IMF and the World Bank.

But a recent book by international economist Branko Milanovic, Global Inequality: A New Approach for the Age of Globalization, has helped me grasp some of the underlying forces that are driving the leaders away from the led.

Yet deciding what it means to act justly in particular situations (whether it's a case of affirmative action or the huge global inequalities in living standards) is highly controversial.

Free trade encourages the investment of capital from the wealthy countries in the poorer ones, and some believe that this will eventually reduce the drastic inequalities of the present global situation.

The goals were crafted to engage all member countries — which are expected to integrate the SDGs into their policies for the next decade and a half — in addressing the root causes of global poverty, gender inequality and climate change.

The Global Strategy has not yet been fully implemented in the countries of the UK and the APPG will continue to explore the policy options, while hearing from experts on how these will contribute to improving infant and young child feeding practices, improving short and long - term health outcomes and reducing health inequalities.

He has conducted extensive research in maternal and child health and nutrition, long - term birth cohort studies, inequalities in health, and on the evaluation of the impact of major global health programs.

In Pelotas, he coordinates the International Center for Equity in Health, where he carries out cohort studies as well as global reviews of levels and trends of inequalities in maternal and child health.

The Lancet, recently released results of an evaluation of global breastfeeding levels, trends and inequalities, as well as the benefits for both mother and child.

In his first months as Labour leader, Corbyn amassed a team of some of the world's greatest economists: from the most pronounced voices on global inequality to Nobel Prize winners.

It is crucial that the party develops new approaches to deal with the pressing challenges of the early 21st century, such as rising inequality, declining social mobility, global financial chaos and climate change.

Gender inequalities facilitate unequal exchanges at the global level of the coffee exchange, as well as the micro levels, Austin explains in her latest paper, «Brewing Unequal Exchanges in Coffee: A Qualitative Investigation into the Consequences Of The Java Trade In Rural Uganda,» published in the Journal of World - Systems Researcof the coffee exchange, as well as the micro levels, Austin explains in her latest paper, «Brewing Unequal Exchanges in Coffee: A Qualitative Investigation into the Consequences Of The Java Trade In Rural Uganda,» published in the Journal of World - Systems ResearcOf The Java Trade In Rural Uganda,» published in the Journal of World - Systems Researcof World - Systems Research.

«Global inequality, with its roots in the histories of imperialism and colonialism, has affected the ability of Caribbean societies to deal with the challenges of climate change.

Social inequalities exist between ethnic or religious groups, classes and countries making the concept of social inequality a global phenomenon.

«So much of our funding for children in adversity focuses on girls,» said Kathryn Whetten, director of the Center for Health Policy and Inequalities Research at the Duke Global Health Institute.

«However, these human impacts can only truly be understood within the context of economic inequality,» pointed out political scientist and co-author Jorge Rivas of the Institute for Global Environment and Society.

President Obama used his final address to the U.N. General Assembly yesterday to warn that climate change would worsen the kind of unrest and inequality that has spurred a global refugee crisis.

«Although many of these effects are already seen, their progression in the absence of climate change mitigation will greatly amplify existing global health challenges and inequalities,» they warn.

Discriminations and inequalities (e.g. at the labour market) can be related to different globalisation processes (e.g. global migration processes) as these can be recognised in different regions and continents of the world.

Associations of economic and gender inequality with global obesity prevalence: understanding the female excess

The Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health (CRGGH) aims to facilitate a global understanding of the relationship between human genetic variation and population differences in disease distribution, with the ultimate goal of informing health inequalGlobal Health (CRGGH) aims to facilitate a global understanding of the relationship between human genetic variation and population differences in disease distribution, with the ultimate goal of informing health inequalglobal understanding of the relationship between human genetic variation and population differences in disease distribution, with the ultimate goal of informing health inequalities.

Global differences between women and men in the prevalence of obesity: is there an association with gender inequality?