The see-saw effects of inequality
When commentators refer to rising inequality, they mostly mean increased inequality in rich countries like the US. But while national inequality may have increased in […]
Inequality
South Africa’s jobs crisis: doubling down on the ‘triple challenge’
The Republic of South Africa – both among Africa’s richest and most unequal economies – is facing a triple socio-economic challenge: The challenge, Morné Oosthuizen […]
Are bigger cities better or worse for inequality?
One major characteristic of the process of economic development is the movement of people from rural to urban areas. As a result, the percentage of […]
Can Mixed Methods Help Us Study Economic Development?
Understanding the dynamics of economic development, inequality, and poverty is a complex research challenge. What methods and approaches do justice do this complexity? Could mixed […]
Levelling the playing field from life chances to the labour market
Imagine how the life chances for the two following children could be: first, a five-year-old girl, born and raised in Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara province, […]
What is ‘structural transformation’ and why does it matter?
Most workers in pre-industrial Europe once pursued agricultural work. Later the economy shifted to manufacturing jobs and then to the service sector. In short, economic […]
What have 200 years of development brought for workers’ wages in Mexico? (Hint: not much)
A new ESRC Global Poverty & Inequality Dynamics Research Network working paper takes a long-run view on the development of wages and living standards in […]
Does structural change lead to rising inequality?
How does structural transformation affect economic inequality? And what does it do to poverty? Many developing countries have seen a huge reallocation of labour from […]
Is rising inequality part of a ‘developer’s dilemma’?
Two goals of development are economic development and inclusive growth. The first, economic development, requires ‘structural transformation’ meaning shifts in economic activity towards higher productivity. […]
What Is the Developer’s Dilemma?
Does inequality have to rise during development? What policies make economic growth more inclusive? Should developing countries try to industrialise or rely on the service […]
