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dc.contributor.authorFuentes-Nieva, Ricardo*
dc.contributor.authorGalasso, Nicholas*
dc.date.accessioned2014-01-14T18:07:59Zen
dc.date.available2014-01-14T18:07:59Zen
dc.date.issued2014-01-20
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-78077-539-5
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10546/311312
dc.descriptionAlmost half of the world's wealth is now owned by just one percent of the population, and seven out of ten people live in countries where economic inequality has increased in the last 30 years. The World Economic Forum has identified economic inequality as a major risk to human progress, impacting social stability within countries and threatening security on a global scale. This massive concentration of economic resources in the hands of fewer people presents a real threat to inclusive political and economic systems, and compounds other inequalities - such as those between women and men. Left unchecked, political institutions are undermined and governments overwhelmingly serve the interests of economic elites - to the detriment of ordinary people. In this paper, Oxfam shows how extreme inequality is not inevitable, with examples of policies from around the world which have reduced inequality and developed more representative politics, benefiting all, both rich and poor. Oxfam calls on leaders at the 2014 World Economic Forum at Davos to make the commitments needed to counter the growing tide of inequality.en_US
dc.format.extent32en_US
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.language.isoFrenchen_US
dc.language.isoSpanishen_US
dc.publisherOxfam Internationalen_US
dc.relation.urlhttps://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/publications/working-for-the-few-political-capture-and-economic-inequality-311312
dc.subjectInequality
dc.titleWorking for the Few: Political capture and economic inequalityen_US
dc.typeBriefing paperen_US
oxfam.signoff.statusFor public use. Can be shared outside Oxfam.en_US
oxfam.subject.countryBrazilen_US
oxfam.subject.countryGhanaen_US
oxfam.subject.countryIndiaen_US
oxfam.subject.countryMexicoen_US
oxfam.subject.countryNigeren_US
oxfam.subject.countryPakistanen_US
oxfam.subject.countryUnited Statesen_US
oxfam.subject.keywordInequalityen_US
oxfam.subject.keywordSocial protectionen_US
oxfam.subject.keywordTaxationen_US
oxfam.subject.keywordTransparencyen_US
oxfam.subject.keywordHealthcareen_US
oxfam.subject.keywordEducation financingen_US
oxfam.subject.keywordWorld Economic Forumen_US
oxfam.subject.keywordWEFen_US
refterms.dateFOA2018-08-20T09:21:11Z


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