Britain’s economic system is built on inequality. Few governments have attempted to rectify this.
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Rising household debt in South Korea is crippling many and Squid Game speaks to this very real horror facing many in the country.
A fatherhood researcher argues that US work policies, income inequality, gender attitudes and health care all make it harder for dads to be highly engaged at home.
How do migrants to the UK explore and experience its natural environment – and how does it connect them to their roots?
Why is socio-economic inequality so threatening to complex societies and how can archaeology inform public policies for mitigating it?
The country still has a way to go in addressing the challenges of social inequity. But there has been some progress in every sphere of government.
Despite greater human rights protections, LGBTQ+ people in Canada still face challenges and discrimination when it comes to housing.
The inner suburbs are home to large numbers of workers in jobs vulnerable to the pandemic. If they’re forced to seek cheaper housing in outer suburbs, the urban divide will widen.
A new mapping project shows where different types of disadvantage are most prevalent. The picture is more varied and complex than many people think.
Long before coronavirus hit Australia we were moving less between states and regions. Some worry about economic impacts, but a greater concern is inequality if some people find themselves ‘trapped’.
Artificial Intelligence can perpetuate existing social imbalances in a harmful manner. Can this undesirable scenario be avoided?
The child support grant, as a policy instrument, cannot work alone in ensuring that young people thrive and succeed.
State and local governments can’t do much about the rapid population growth in Melbourne, but they can take steps to reduce the costs of growing disparities between the outer suburbs and inner city.
A country’s tax policies say a lot about what it values – and some of America’s tend to promote inequality.
A national minimum wage could benefit young people who have jobs and stimulate those who have given up trying to find work. But those without work need additional help.
Research suggests union membership by default could help reduce income inequality and its associated social ills.
Governments’ lack of response to rising inequality is not a problem of knowledge or public support. The problem is that those whose needs are being ignored must find a way to make themselves heard.
Children growing up in the most disadvantaged suburbs also lack the social opportunities to develop skills and aspirations that would improve their prospects in life.
Lots of things have happened in a century, but poverty has proven persistently hard to treat.
The largest cities in Australia and the US are both the richest and the most likely to push out low-income earners. Having cities of all sizes will increase people’s choices of where to live and work.
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Associate professor, University of Sydney
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Lecturer, Federation University Australia
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Lecturer in Sport and Fitness, The Open University
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Senior Lecturer, University of Pretoria
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Halford Mackinder Professor of Geography, University of Oxford
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University Distinguished Professor, Michigan State University
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Lynton K. Caldwell Professor of Public Affairs, Indiana University
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Professor Emeritus, Economics & Finance, University of Houston-Clear Lake
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Professor of Comparative Political Science and Democracy Research at the Humboldt University Berlin; Associate of the Sydney Democracy Network, University of Sydney; Director of Research Unit Democracy: Structures, Performance, Challenges, WZB Berlin Social Science Center.
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social scientist | human geographer, The University of Melbourne
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Research Professor in Contemporary British History, King's College London
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Academic Specialist (GIS Analyst), Community Indicators Victoria, McCaughey VicHealth Community Wellbeing Unit, The University of Melbourne