Making self-interest seem normal and a commitment to fairness an elite aberration has been a long-term project.
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For colleges and universities that lack the multi-billion-dollar endowments of schools like Harvard, the mere threat of legal action may be enough to put an end to race-conscious admissions policies.
Inequality of opportunities accounts for roughly 8% of income inequality in Australia.
We should be wary of simplified and sweeping explanations about the scope for potential social and political reforms the middle classes can promote.
From student loans to Title IX, Betsy DeVos has had a busy six months in office. But despite numerous reversals of Obama-era guidelines, little has come in the way of tangible policy.
Beginning in the 1990s, all 50 US states and Washington, DC created public sex offender registries. Do they do more to help or hurt?
‘Positive discrimination’ policies around the world are on the rise. What might other countries teach the U.S. about attaining racial, economic and gender equality in higher education?
If the gap between the wealth of the billionaires and that of the average residents continues to widen dramatically, there is likely to be discontent.
With some tinkering, a federal tax credit that encourages developers to create new units that low-income Americans can afford to rent might yield other benefits.
Inequality actually restricts people from earning more, educating themselves and becoming entrepreneurs.
The two major sources of data show conflicting trends on income inequality.
Whether it’s due to native language loss or unsupported high school curricula, the lack of bilingualism in the US is notable. Why can’t more Americans speak another language? How should that change?
The focus should be on supporting women to negotiate fairer pay.
Who do you trust? Increasingly the answer seems to be nobody, especially when it comes to inequality.
Thousands marched in silence against racial violence after a riot left hundreds of blacks dead and thousands homeless. The demands of black people in 2017 remain the same as they did in 1917.
A high school science test, a Psych 101 course, long job applications: Sometimes it’s hard to be motivated to succeed. As it turns out, how you respond to difficulty and ease can make all the difference.
When the wealthy become unlikely allies in the fight against inequality, they often take similar steps. It all starts with acknowledging their own privileges.
To honour the legacy of Nelson Mandela, South Africa could do with its citizens becoming more active in driving development - particularly efforts to tackle poverty an inequality.
The political cost of corruption is reaching unacceptable levels in South Africa. Reversing the effects of state decay on the poor will take short and long term interventions.
People who seek aid in dying tend to be white men older than 65, a new analysis shows. While this could be due to religious views, here’s why it could also be because of lack of access.
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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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Professorial Fellow, Jumbunna IHL, University of Technology Sydney
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Peter Whiteford es Amigo de The Conversation.
Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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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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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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Senior lecturer, The University of Edinburgh
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Dean of Business School, University of Southern Queensland
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Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
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Halford Mackinder Professor of Geography, University of Oxford
