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This book is based on an exceptional event in December 2000 which brought together civil society from the poor countries and OECD experts. It emerges that globalisation can have a positive impact in poor countries, but only if policies encouraging a more equitable distribution of human and...
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This report examines how the two global mega-trends of population ageing and rising inequalities have been developing and interacting, both within and across generations. Taking a life-course perspective the report shows how inequalities in education, health, employment and earnings compound,...
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Inequality can refer to economic inequality which is the difference in how assets, wealth, or income are distributed … among individuals and/or populations. It is also described as the gap between rich and poor, income inequality, wealth … disparity, wealth and income differences, or the wealth gap. Inequality can also refer to gender discrimination in social …
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Young people from low socio-economic status (SES) backgrounds face additional barriers as they seek to convert their qualifications and experience into successful employment. They encounter particular challenges in seeking to enter high status jobs. The barriers they face can be productively...
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This publication is based on an exceptional event which brought together civil society from the poor countries and OECD experts. The first-hand expertise of civil society is a priceless asset for understanding the everyday effects of economic change
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over inequality. It documents how concern over income disparities has risen in OECD countries over the long run. Nowadays … intergenerational mobility is low. Yet, sufficient support for inequality-reducing policies may fail to arise if people do not agree on … are often divided as to the extent of inequality and what should be done to address this challenge. The report illustrates …
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. The report provides evidence of a fairly generalised increase in income inequality over the past two decades across the … how much inequality there is in a society is not determined randomly, nor is it beyond the power of governments to change …
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while lower income households have been left behind. This long-run increase in income inequality not only raises social and …
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