Five years ago, around 650 million people lived in poverty across the globe. Today, that number has climbed to more than 800 million. In other words, one out of every ten people on Earth still ...

We compare trends in absolute poverty before (1939–1963) and after (1963–2023) the War on Poverty was declared. Our primary methodological contribution is to create a post-tax post-transfer income ...

Two studies conducted by the Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV) have shed light on the deepening crisis of child poverty in the country. Accordingly, 7.03 million children aged 0-17 ...

"Reform have totally let the cat out of the bag this morning about what they really stand for." ...

Former GIC chief economist Yeoh Lam Keong criticised Budget 2026 as lacking bold action to tackle poverty among the bottom 10–20% of households, urging permanent income support of up to S$1,000 ...

Poverty in South Africa has reached crisis levels. Statistics reveal structural failures that demand urgent, coordinated action — not rhetoric — if dignity, democracy and social stability are to ...