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Briefing paper

Building a More Equal Ghana: A 5-point action plan to close the gap between the rich and the rest

19/09/2018

1 documents

64 pages long

Languages: English

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Oxfam estimates that just one of the richest men in Ghana earns from his wealth more in a month than one of the poorest women could earn in 1,000 years. Inequality is slowing down poverty reduction, hampering economic growth and threatening social cohesion. Nearly 300,000 more men, women and children in Ghana could have been […]

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Briefing paper

Towards a More Equal Indonesia: How the government can take action to close the gap between the richest and the rest

23/02/2017

1 documents

48 pages long

Languages: English, Indonesian

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The gap between the richest and the rest in Indonesia has grown faster in the past two decades than in any other country in South-East Asia. The four richest men in Indonesia now have more wealth than the poorest 100 million people. Inequality is slowing down poverty reduction, dampening economic growth and threatening social cohesion. […]

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Issue briefing

Underpaid and Undervalued: How inequality defines women’s work in Asia

31/05/2016

2 documents

24 pages long

Languages: English

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Rising economic inequality across Asia is threatening poverty reduction and slowing down the fight against gender inequality. Although the region has experienced economic growth, the bottom 70% have seen their income share fall while the share for the top 10% has increased rapidly. Low wages and a lack of rights at work, particularly for women, […]

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Ending the Era of Tax Havens: Why the UK government must lead the way

14/03/2016

1 documents

36 pages long

Languages: English

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The gap between the rich and the rest is growing. Tax havens are at the heart of the inequality crisis, enabling corporations and wealthy individuals to dodge paying their fair share of tax. This prevents states from funding vital public services and combating poverty and inequality, with especially damaging effects for developing countries. The UK […]

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Building a More Equal Ghana: A 5-point action plan to close the gap between the rich and the rest

Towards a More Equal Indonesia: How the government can take action to close the gap between the richest and the rest

Underpaid and Undervalued: How inequality defines women’s work in Asia

Ending the Era of Tax Havens: Why the UK government must lead the way