Poorer young people in Varanasi have big ambitions, but no way to reach them – despite the government’s efforts.
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In many of the UK’s seaside towns and former coal mining communities, young people are caught up in cycles of deprivation.
Despite the prevalence of Fairtrade sugar in UK society, the sugarcane industry remains deeply troubled.
The removal of Jacob Zuma from power is to be welcomed but, it’s not the answer to South Africa’s problems.
South Africa’s land reform programme will fail if it continues to neglect smallholder farming.
Why do big events that showcase elite sport fail to motivate people to get active?
Stories from the ground highlighted the unmet needs of people who are vulnerable and who are left behind.
The good news to this disturbing figure is that a strategy is in place to address some serious problems, including an end to child poverty by 2030.
King argued for a national guaranteed income that would keep people out of poverty. Fifty years later, the Poor People’s Campaign still resonates.
The South African Reserve Bank needs to guide the market on how it is going to treat VAT increase in its inflation targeting approach.
To help ensure that environmental and health services are available in slums, Indian women are asserting their rights thanks to solidarity networks and non-confrontational approaches.
We can’t eradicate TB without also addressing poverty.
Laptops have introduced the children of Nosy Komba in Madagascar to previously inaccessible tools.
South Africa needs a robust economic policy agenda to make it more open, productive and inclusive.
It’s not the first time a form of urban music from the black community has been purposefully associated with crime by the powers that be.
A new study reveals the challenges faced by people living with disabilities who want to open their own businesses.
The First Amendment protects everything from porn to hateful signs outside military funerals. That includes fundraising pitches of all kinds.
Less than 15% of the most disadvantaged people in Australia exit poverty from one year to the next. We need to design policy to tackle this.
About 263 million children and youth worldwide are out of school. If some progress have been made, especially on school attendance, huge gaps remain on gender parity or equity in schooling choices.
Childhood adversity doesn’t just affect our choices – according to new research, it also weakens the body’s fundamental ability to stay healthy in old age.
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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 of Economics & Business, Allegheny College
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Senior Fellow, Department of Agricultural Economics, Stellenbosch University
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Associate professor at the Centre for Social Development in Africa, University of Johannesburg, University of Johannesburg
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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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Director of the Roy McKenzie Centre for the Study of Families and Children, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Distinguished Research Fellow, Human Sciences Research Council
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Senior Research Specialist, Human Sciences Research Council
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Professor of Economics, University of Copenhagen
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Chair professor, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Research Fellow, Institute of Development Studies
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Professor of Economics, University of Michigan
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Senior Director, Transformation Strategies Department, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), CGIAR System Organization
