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A sexist and inequitable global economy
Oxfam releases its report which focuses on these two problems in much detail
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Gender empowerment backlash
Glaring inequality are still evident in the power that men exercise at home, in the workplace and in politics.
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Of troubling new divergences
Absolute poverty has decreased alongside inequalities growing starker around the world
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Callousness towards our ecological heritage
Our present government has been trying to highlight the potential for developing eco-friendly tourism in Pakistan
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Implications of the Great Gatsby Curve
The Gatsby Curve argues that social connections are important for success in the economy
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The false promise of growth-led development
It’s time economic planners and the global elite radically change their modus operandi
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Growth for poverty reduction: a pie in the sky?
The only sensible way forward is to try alleviating poverty without relying on the already rich
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Has microfinance changed the world?
Micro-credit is also blamed for eroding social capital within poor communities due to the group lending mechanism
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This year’s Nobel Prize for Economics
RCT experiments aim to assess the impact of specific interventions using “experimental” and “control” groups
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The 75-year legacy of IMF and World Bank
IMF, WB struggle to stay relevant in a world where climate change continues to undermine prospects of economic growth









