Social and Economic Disparities
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This article analyzes different factors leading to economic and social disparities: the relationship between economic growth and inequality; the linkage between social disparities and environmental degradation; inequalities caused by globalization; gender discrimination and its impacts on economic growth; corruption damaging sound economic development and leading to more social disparities, etc. The article also analyzes some levers by which government can implement policies to reduce social disparities and points to new obstacles to the implementation of government policies in this field that have emerged with globalization.
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