In the past, technology both destroyed and created jobs. Is that trend ending?
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The number of super-rich individuals in Africa is growing, but they are not paying their fair share of taxes. African governments are losing out on roughly US$15 billion in taxes annually.
The late Antonin Scalia and his conservative colleagues in recent years have rolled back protections for workers and unions while giving more rights to businesses and the wealthy.
University graduates have the power to enable dignified lives for others in a society. What skills and qualities do they need for this to happen?
Australia still rests too heavily on its luck, and not enough on its brains.
When the excitement over cabinet resignations and the sugar tax subsides, the 2016 Budget acts as a blueprint for making the wealthy wealthier.
Inequality is now centre stage in policy debate.
A new study on inequality analyzes the impact of fiscal policy, dramatically altering the standard view of rich and poor in America. It may also change how voters and candidates think about the issue.
The Democrats’ policy platforms address the fundamental issue of Internet haves and have-nots in the U.S. But research suggests just hooking people up to broadband won’t solve the problem.
Universities must redress, not reinforce, disadvantage by ensuring more students from lower socio-economic backgrounds have the chance to benefit form them.
Publishing the data on the differences between salaries for men and women will only be half the battle.
Just 24% of those living in the poorest quarter of households support an increase in the Age Pension age.
The gap between CEO pay and average wage has sky-rocketed in the last 20 years. It’s not just unfair, it’s bad for business.
The tech industry is booming - so how can we make sure that the cities where they’re based share the benefits?
If higher education is made “free” for all, the whole society ends up paying more. That’s deeply unjust in already unequal societies, such as those in Africa.
Some hard-to-hear facts are not included in the World Bank’s new discussion note on poverty and inequality in South Africa.
We need to change the school admissions code.
In a competitive rental market, landlords can easily skirt anti-discrimination laws.
With the local government elections set to take place within the next seven months, it is worth considering what impact the recent upsurge in protests will have on the country’s political future.
Oxfam’s report shows that as the gap between rich and poor grows, other inequalities are also on the rise.
Principais colaboradores
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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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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of Political Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Social Development Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Deputy Director at the Southern Centre for Inequality Studies, University of the Witwatersrand
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Part-Time Professor of Economics, The New School
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Visiting Senior Fellow in History, UNSW Sydney
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Professorial Fellow, Jumbunna IHL, University of Technology Sydney
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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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Professor of Epidemiology, University of York
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Extraordinary Professor, Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria
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Senior lecturer, The University of Edinburgh
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Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
