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In the past 30 years Costa Rica has grown steadily and social indicators have improved markedly. Well-being indicators are comparable or even above the OECD average in several dimensions, such as health, environment or life-satisfaction. This paper reviews the social progress that Costa Rica has...
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integration and resource allocation, and (2) social equity policies on inclusive growth in SSA. Using data from the World Bank …'s World Development Indicators and the Global Consumption and Income Project (1980-2019) for 43 SSA countries, I provide …
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Sharing economic benefits equitably across all segments of society includes addressing the specific challenges of different generations. At present, youth and elderly are particularly vulnerable to poverty relative to adults in their middle years. Broad-based policies should aim to foster youth...
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Across the world, we observe different experiences in terms of inequality between migrant and 'host …
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This paper explores the social, economic and ideological context within which the World Summit for Social Development … developing world. The “fundamental” to which these prescriptions were tethered was not growth, but stabilization; and in most … development. Unemployment and underemployment are increasing in many parts of the world. Moreover, the quality of work and working …
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, in a globalizing world. This paper examines the problems of population aging, low wages, growing inequality, low work …
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The public health measures implemented by governments to limit the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic will produce significant economic consequences that are likely to exacerbate social and economic inequalities. In this paper we provide a framework to analyse how income inequality, besides other...
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