Global Economic Change and Inequality

Global Economic Integration and Global Inequality

Gaps between the poorest and the richest people and countries have continued to widen…This continues the trend of two centuries. Some have predicted convergence, but the past decade has shown increasing concentration of income among people, corporations, and countries. – UN Human Development Report 1999 …globalization has dramatically increased inequality between and within nations. – Jay Mazur...

Global economic inequality and international trade

Global Public Goods , Inequality and Institutional Change

In recent years, there has been a huge increase in interest in the environment and its interaction with the economy. A key feature of this literature is its recognition of the interdependence between the economy and the environment. In general, this interdependence operates in both directions and it is poorly understood. A rather overlooked issue is how economic institutions a¤ect our ability a...

The Impact of Bio-Ethanol Conversion and Global Climate Change on Corn Economic Performanve of Indonesia

Many studies conclude that the rise in global food prices due to higher demand from the development of biofuels, climate anomalies, and increased of oil prices. Not only the food commodity index rose more than 60 percent, nonfood commodity price index also rose over 60 percent and crude oil price index has increased even further above 60 percent. The purpose of this study is to analyze the impa...

Critical Global Health: Responding to Poverty, Inequality and Climate Change; Comment on “Politics, Power, Poverty and Global Health: Systems and Frames”

A recent article by Sol Benatar calls on the global health community to reassess its approach to twin crises of global poverty and climate change. I build on his article by challenging mainstream narratives that claim satisfactory progress in efforts to reduce poverty and improve health for all, and arguing that any eradication of poverty that is consistent with environmental sustainability wil...