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Richest 1% on target to own two-thirds of all wealth by 2030

Theworld’srichest1%areoncoursetocontrolasmuchastwo-thirdsoftheworld’swealthby2030,accordingtoashockinganalysisthathasleadtoacross-partycallforaction.Worldleader

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Report: Rich will get still richer unless policies change

Globalincomeinequalityhasworsenedoverthepastfourdecades,areportfinds,withthewealthiest1percentoftheworld'spopulationcapturingtwiceasmuchincomegrowthasthebottomh

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Inequality gap closing in China as rural income rises

OverthepastdecadeChina’sgrowthmodelhasyieldedsteadyprogressineconomicgrowthanddevelopment.WhilemostobserversagreethepaceoftransformationinChinahasbeenextraordin

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Blacks in Britain twice as likely as whites to be murdered: warns gov't equality chief

Failure to tackle deep-rooted race inequality will exacerbate divisions in British society unless urgent government action is taken, the new chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission David Isaac warned Thursday.

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U.S. Fed's low interest rate policy increases inequality: Nobel laureate Stiglitz

​The U.S. Federal Reserve's ultra- low interest rate and quantitative easing policies have widened wealth inequality in the world's largest economy, said Joseph Stiglitz, a Nobel laureate in economics and a professor with the Columbia University.

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CPC paper warns of lower social mobility due to continuous rich-poor gap

The People's Daily, the flagship newspaper of the Communist Party of China (CPC), on Friday warned of the dangers financial inequality posed to society.