Poverty headcount in Pakistan has risen to 44.7% as per updated poverty line for lower income countries, according to a recent World Bank report. This means 108 million people have been pushed below ...

Is the Gini coefficient still a relevant measure of inequality in South Africa? This article explores its limitations and advocates for the continued use of robust statistical measures in policy-makin ...

People living in societies with more corruption, inequality, poverty and violence are more likely to exhibit "dark" ...

There is a profound danger of presenting guesstimates as fact. Misinformation is disrespectful to the materially poor and creates an illusion that makes true redress even harder to pursue.

The 2025 Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC), released a few days ago, reveals that the number of people experiencing high ...

According to a new OECD report, government policies in Mexico helped reduce relative poverty by 3.9 percentage points from ...

"Because the United States overall does not adequately invest in children and families, CT can cling to a ranking of 8th, but ...

Structural poverty is one of the forms of poverty that exists in Indonesia. What exactly is structural poverty?

City Council passed the Poverty Elimination Action Plan. The 5-year plan focuses on improving issues ranging from economic ...

Capitec CEO Gerrit Fourie argues SA’s jobless rate is as low as 10% and not 32,9% as stated by Stats SA – is he right?

The findings and recommendations of the Scottish Women’s Budget Group Study on Gender Inequality and Poverty in Aberdeen are to be reviewed after the results were discussed at last week’s (11 June) ...