Oversimplifying this issue to arrive at predetermined results risks making the situation worse Canada, like most industrial countries has its fair share of economists and politicians arguing that Canada has an inequality crisis requiring large-scale, even unprecedented government intervention to solve. More often than not the issue of inequality and how we measure it is
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Service Delivery, Traditional Institutions, And Inequality
on July 17th, 2012
Ghana’s economic surge has come with it service delivery challenges. With socio-economic inequality widening and much of the population rural bound, the delivery of goods and services still remain a daunting task. Of recent times, service delivery has become part of the economic growth mantra in Ghana
Recipe for a dysfunctional society: Inequality
on April 27th, 2012
People in more unequal societies have worse health and lower life expectancy; they are more likely to have drug problems and to suffer more mental illness. Measures of child wellbeing are worse and children do less well at school. Rates of teenage births, obesity and violence are all higher, and more people are in prison.
Economic Surge, But Inequality On The Rise
on June 20th, 2011
Inequalities are responsible for these distresses. Inequalities’ painful scenes on Ghanaian streets and homes are captured by the celebrated Indian economist Amartya Sen in a foreword to “From Poverty to Power.” “…lives are battered, happiness stifled, creativity destroyed, freedoms eradicated by misfortunes of poverty.”
Canada’s Inequality Crisis: Why the Rich Keep Winning
How tax loopholes and philanthropy efforts by the wealthy in Canada contribute to inequality Wealth inequality has always been a reality, and Canada is no exception. While the wealthiest Canadians contribute significantly through taxes and philanthropy, their efforts often fall short of addressing the underlying causes of inequality. In many cases, they offer temporary relief