There's A New Kind Of Inequality. And It's Not About Income
A report issued by the U.N. Development Programme says that the 20th-century thinking about global inequality no longer works in the 21st century.
by Jason Beaubien
Dec 09, 2019
3 minutes
It used to be that the battle to overcome inequality was about money. It was about helping the poor get better jobs so they could access a larger slice of the economic pie.
What if that approach to inequality is no longer relevant?
In the latest edition of its Human Development Report, the U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) argues that 20th-century thinking on global inequality no longer works in the 21st century.
The report warns that a new generation of inequities are driving street protests and damaging societies — and
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