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A new report looks at poverty and deprivation across the country since 2010. Disadvantage is becoming more entrenched and severe.
You don’t need to go without meat or dairy to afford your weekly shop. Here’s how to choose lower-cost items and spot bargains.
In high and low income economies, women and girls bear the brunt of inequalities caused by water scarcity.
UK children are getting taller. The reason why reveals a troubling story about obesity, inequality and poverty.
A combination of Colorado state tax credits for low-income families is predicted to lift more than 50,000 children out of poverty.
An economist proposes a new method of estimating the scope of poverty in different countries.
Housing policy should take note of what a home really means to people.
Flooding alters the environment in ways that favour malaria transmission.
Women make up half of the people experiencing homelessness in New Zealand. A study shows access to permanent housing improves their health and lifts their income.
When floods happen, disadvantages mount and people fall further behind.
In the age of ‘whitened, straightened, veneered smiles’, the distance between ruined poor teeth and healthy, wealthy teeth is growing.
Unequal access to contraception poses risks to reproductive-age women, families and Nigeria’s development.
Medieval texts and frescoes show how Francis of Assisi’s legends formed – and why his call to poverty and care for creation still resonates.
Poverty is the common thread across the places experiencing terrorism in Nigeria.
Disasters like earthquakes and flood destroy homes and generate vast amounts of waste. Is there a better, greener way to rebuild affected communities?
Stronger public investment is needed so families are not forced to pay privately for basic education.
Factors contributing to school violence are found in the family, the community and the school.
The optimal and safe use of agricultural inputs to increase food production is key to achieving global food security.
Marriage under the age of 18 harms girls’ health, education and gender equality.
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Professor of Social Development Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Economics & Business, Allegheny College
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Professor of Political Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Professor, Sol Plaatje University
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Pro Vice-Chancellor, Climate, Sustainability and Inequality and Director, Southern Centre for Inequality Studies, University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior Fellow, Department of Agricultural Economics, Stellenbosch University
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Director of the Roy McKenzie Centre for the Study of Families and Children, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Professor of Economics, Fordham University
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Senior Research Fellow, World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), United Nations University
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DSTI/NRF Research Chair in Welfare and Social Development, University of Johannesburg
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Distinguished Research Fellow, Human Sciences Research Council
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Honorary Research Fellow, City Political Economy Research Centre, City St George's, University of London
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Dean of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria
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Senior Researcher, Southern Centre for Inequality Studies, University of the Witwatersrand