The World Bank’s Poverty and Shared Prosperity series provides the latest estimates and trends in global poverty and shared prosperity. The 2022 edition provides the first comprehensive look at the ...

An illustration of the USA, ethnic minorities and social class. Also looks at class systems and positive role models in US society. This clip could be used to illustrate the inequalities among ...

Why, asks Matthew Desmond — the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Poverty, By America" (Crown) and a professor of sociology at Princeton University — is there so much destitution in America?

This means more people are experiencing “energy poverty,” where their households are burdened by the costs of their energy bills—and it’s hitting people in Southern states the hardest.

But I hadn't dealt with one of the most significant factors underlying my hoarding instincts: poverty mentality. Seventeen years later, I had to confront this issue to create a comfortable living ...

More questionable is that about 11.1 percent of Americans live in poverty despite this national wealth. However, the acceptance that poverty for some is an unfortunate consequence of free markets ...

Whether as a sponsor or donor, a member or volunteer, or an employee or fellow, you can make a difference. Experiencing poverty during childhood can lead to lasting harmful effects that compromise not ...

This course provides an introduction to the analysis and measurement of inequality and poverty from a quantitative perspective, examining concepts, measurement and data, as well as providing ...

People with disabilities are twice as likely as their peers to live in poverty. That’s why one ... the low asset limit is an ...

Poverty in India is a complex and multifaceted issue influenced by a combination of historical, economic, social, and political factors. Several renowned economists and leaders have provided ...

The National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (known in Spanish as CONEVAL) defines poverty as having at least one out of six social deprivation indicators (educational lag ...

More children have overweight in regions with high rates of single parenthood, low education levels, low income and high child poverty. The pandemic ...