Tag: Income inequality

• Friday, December 7th 2018 - 09:45 UTC

  Two more million Brazilians living in poverty: total reaches 54.8 million

  

  The number of people living in poverty in Brazil grew by two million last year in the wake of the country's worst recession on record, according to the government statistics bureau.

• Thursday, February 27th 2014 - 00:31 UTC

  IMF lets fresh air in and addresses income inequality and redistribution debate

  

  Income inequality can lead to slower or less sustainable economic growth, while redistribution of income, when measured, does not hurt and can even help an economy, IMF staff found in a research study released on Wednesday. Although the study by IMF economists does not reflect the Fund's official position, it is another sign of a shift in its thinking about income disparity.

• Wednesday, April 13th 2011 - 00:24 UTC

  Chile with some of the worst social indicators among the 34 OECD members

  

  Chile has some of the worst social indicators of the 34 countries that make up the Paris based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, according to the latest releases from the group.