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Health and social justice in Egypt: towards a health equity perspective

This article by Soha Bayoumi features in the World Social Science Report 2016. Bayoumi discusses Egypt’s striking health inequities and how they intersect with other inequities related to gender, socio-economic status, education levels, employment status and geographical location.

02 Apr 2019

Wage and income inequality

This article by Patrick Belser features in the World Social Science Report 2016. This contribution discusses an International Labour Organization (ILO) report which found that changes in the distribution of wages and paid employment are key factors behind recent inequality trends in both developed and developing countries

02 Apr 2019

Horizontal inequalities

his article by Frances Stewart features in the World Social Science Report on Inequality (2016). Stewart explains what horizontal inequalities are, and why they may lead to violent conflict and can reduce the efficiency of resource allocation.

26 Sep 2018

Global instruments for tackling inequality: the African experience

This article for World Social Science Report on Inequality argues that global instruments tried in Africa have not addressed the structural roots of inequality and poverty

26 Sep 2018
Analytical framework for inclusive policy design

Analytical framework for inclusive policy design

This framework analytically delineates and operationalizes, in policy and programmatic terms, the inclusive development and inclusive policy agendas.

08 Feb 2017

The role of aspirations in the exclusion of Peruvian indigenous children

by Laure Pasquier-Doumer

08 Feb 2017

Income inequality in Brazil: new evidence from combined tax and survey data

This article by Marcelo Medeiros features in the World Social Science Report 2016. This contribution analyses the viability of commonly proposed strategies to reduce inequality in Brazil.

31 Jan 2017

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