Globally, one in five people live in highly unequal societies. Forty-nine countries, representing about 22 percent of the global population, had a Gini index above 40 according to the latest household data. Concerns about the impact of rising inequality have grown in these and other countries. As part of its new vision to create a world free of poverty on a livable planet, the World Bank is now explicitly monitoring inequality.
This event will examine the impact economic inequality has on development and development policy, leading into the 11th Meeting of the Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (ECINEQ), co-hosted by the World Bank and George Washington University. The ECINEQ meeting will bring together leading scholars from around the world to discuss recent research and findings on economic inequality.
— news from World Bank
— News Original —
Sharing Prosperity: Policy Innovations to Tackle Economic Inequality
Globally, one in five people live in highly unequal societies. Forty-nine countries, encompassing about 22 percent of the global population, had a Gini index above 40 according to the latest round of household data. Concerns about the impact of rising inequality have intensified in these and other countries. As part of our new vision to create a world free of poverty on a livable planet, the World Bank is now explicitly monitoring inequality.
This event will reflect on the impact economic inequality has on development and development policy, leading into the 11th Meeting of the Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (ECINEQ), co-hosted by the World Bank and George Washington University. The ECINEQ meeting will bring together leading scholars from around the world to discuss recent research and findings on economic inequality.