Inequality
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The Poverty Cost of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
World Bank Group. Open Knowledge The poverty cost of greenhouse gas emissions highlights a central tension in global development: economic growth reduces poverty today but contributes to climate change that…
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Where Rising Climate Risks and Insurance Costs Will Hit Hardest
The article Where Rising Climate Risks and Insurance Costs Will Hit Hardest by Manann Donoghoe examines how climate change is driving a climate risk insurance affordability crisis in the United…
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(March 2026) Update to the Poverty and Inequality Platform
World Bank. March 2026 Update to the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) The March 2026 Update to the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) presents the latest revisions to global poverty…
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The World Is Developing at Its Slowest Pace in 75 Years
World Bank. Policy Research Working Paper This paper introduces a new way to measure global development and delivers a concerning conclusion: the world is progressing at its slowest rate since…
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Building Human Capital Where It Matters
World Bank. Building Human Capital Where It Matters: Homes, Neighborhoods, and Workplaces The report Building Human Capital Where It Matters: Homes, Neighborhoods, and Workplaces by the World Bank explores how…
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The Debt-Inequality Cycle
In the article “The Debt-Inequality Cycle,” published in Finance & Development, economist Atif Mian examines the relationship between rising economic inequality and the accumulation of debt in modern economies. The…