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Fans of redistribution may find something good in the latest AI-powered development in pricing.
Elites have often shaped or manipulated state policies in ways that protect their interests and reinforce inequality.
For the UN Pact for the Future to be successful, there has to be a focus on environmental and social justice, an influx of cash and resources, and an incorporation of new technologies.
South Africa’s land reform minister should be distributing land owned by the government to black farmers rather than fussing about new laws.
While Labor still holds a two-party-preferred lead over the Coalition, Peter Dutton has moved ahead as preferred PM for the first time.
A redrawing of federal seat boundaries could have implications for the next election.
Skewed reportage on the land debate contributes to entrenching the injustices of colonialism and apartheid.
After a terrible few weeks, the prime minister’s approval rating has plunged. Meanwhile, a redistribution sees Victoria gain a seat and WA lose one.
It will take a long time for the full economic impact of COVID-19 to be known, but a careful scrutiny of labour market outcomes over the next couple of months will shed some light.
Economic inequality is growing across the world, but few are talking about the ways to tackle it.
An April 2017 survey explored Americans’ opinions about government intervention and welfare policies. It found that on average, they want more from their government, but are highly polarised.
On the new boundaries, Labor requires just a five-seat gain to win a majority, while the Coalition needs to gain two seats to retain its majority.
The Coalition braces for the next Newspoll, while a redistribution gives Labor reason to smile, and the Batman byelection results are finalised.
South Africa’s land policy is flailing around in the dark, with the haziest of understandings of how well or how badly land reform is doing.
South Africa should review its rural development strategy and land reform policy to win the fight against rising poverty.
The neediest suburbs get a much poorer deal in Sydney than in Melbourne. A new study provides a suburb-by-suburb breakdown of state investment, including what facilities and services have been funded.
Wealth inequality is no 21st-century phenomenon. But it was decisively shaped by public policy during the last 100 years as economies emerged from war and redesigned the structures for life.
Any redistribution of electoral boundaries may significantly impact how parties are represented in the parliament. But how does Australia’s system of changing seat boundaries actually work?
In his budget, George Osborne said that we are all in this together. A look at the evidence shows that we’re not.
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Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
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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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social scientist | human geographer, The University of Melbourne
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Emeritus Professor, Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape
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Senior Research Manager in the Developmental, Capable and Ethical State Research Division of the HSRC, Human Sciences Research Council
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Professor Emeritus of Applied Philosophy, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Deputy Executive Director in Economic Development and Professor of Social Anthropology, Human Sciences Research Council
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Director, Whitlam Institute, Western Sydney University
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex
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Professor Of Economics, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex
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Lecturer, UNSW
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Professor of Social Policy, University of Birmingham
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Lecturer, Department of Sociology, Maynooth University
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Postdoctoral fellow, University of South Africa
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Associate Professor, University of Johannesburg