A wealth tax on the top 1% of South Africans could raise R143 billion. This corresponds to 29% of the R500 billion COVID-19 package announced by the government.
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The pandemic magnifies existing imbalances in wealth, access to health care and workplace rights.
The bestselling novel turned film exposes paradoxes of fixing a broken system with its own tools. As we collectively meditate on the world’s problems, why not imagine better worlds?
Understanding the reasons behind urban patterns of coronavirus can help improve urban resilience and sustainability.
Unequal access to testing can lead to late diagnosis and preventable deaths due to COVID-19 among the poor people.
When restricting the movement of their citizens to slow down the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, low income countries should tailor measures to local socio-economic circumstances.
Then – as now – the wealthy fled to the countryside, while the urban poor were forced to work on the front lines.
Unlike in wealthy nations, lockdowns are simply impossible in overcrowded conditions with no sanitation and high levels of poverty.
The government should consider whether some of its policies will make inequalities worse.
It is not all democracies that struggle to deal with the coronavirus; it is those in which the people do not feel the system works for them.
For most of the past five decades, income inequality has been higher in rural counties than in urban areas. Now, urban areas are catching up.
One in 5 of the poorest US households don’t have a car and rely on public transportation to get around.
Who can and can’t move and why is crucial to understanding the virus.
If the government seeks to reduce its massive deficit by cutting public spending after the pandemic subsides, this will burden the poor and public sector workers, increasing inequality.
The worst effects of social distancing will undoubtedly be felt by the young, the poor and the socially disadvantaged.
Research shows teachers in US private and privileged public schools inflate grades due to pressure from students and parents. This could happen in Australia if we cancel year 12 exams.
South Africa won’t flatten the COVID-19 pandemic curve unless all citizens have the means to stay at home. But for many, it’s either they stay at home and starving, or go out to make a living.
COVID-19 has brought to the fore the interdependency of business and society. It’s time for amendments to the social contract that underlies societal support for business.
The clock is ticking: in the absence of government support, not being able to work means waste reclaimers don’t have money to buy food.
The economic fallout from COVID-19 will likely harm new workers in distinct ways with long-term effects, three economists say.
Top contributors
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Pro Vice-Chancellor: Climate, Sustainability and Inequality and Director: Southern Centre for Inequality Studies., University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Political Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of Social Development Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Visiting Senior Fellow in History, UNSW Sydney
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Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Professorial Fellow, Jumbunna IHL, University of Technology Sydney
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Part-Time Professor of Economics, The New School
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Deputy Director at the Southern Centre for Inequality Studies, University of the Witwatersrand
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Distinguished Reserach Professor, Southern Centre for Inequality Studies, University of the Witwatersrand
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Emeritus Professor, Department of Political Economy, University of Sydney
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Dean of Business School, University of Southern Queensland
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Senior lecturer, The University of Edinburgh
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Professor of Epidemiology, University of York
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Extraordinary Professor, Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria
