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The absence of a serious income gap in the earlier stages of Taiwan's development was the result of many factors, including the emergence of rural [...]

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The latest US Census Bureau figures indicate an unprecedented income gap between the richest and poorest Americans. Those figures are causing concern among [...]

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It stated that a 25-year examination indicated an ever-widening income gap base corresponding to educational achievement. The publication indicated that in [...]

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China's investment-skewed economy and to bridge the widening income gap, as well as signalling increased spending on inadequate social safety net. [...]

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The income gap between the richest and poorest Americans grew last year to its largest margin ever, a stark divide as Democrats and Republicans spar over [...]

In most industrial countries, the income gap narrowed. In the U.S., Democratic and Republican administrations from Truman to Nixon promoted a stable [...]

The concept of the gender gap also tries to explain differences in income between genders. Culture and religion are thought to play a role in creating [...]

28 Sep 2010 The income gap between the richest and poorest Americans grew last year to its largest margin ever, a stark divide as Democrats and [...]

29 Sep 2010 The U.S. income gap between rich and poor is the greatest among Western industrialized nations. "Income inequality is rising, and if we took [...]

12 Jul 2010 But the more important point is that there's nothing natural about the growing income gap. There is no market-based strategy of making that [...]

Want to contact the Unite General Secretary candidates? Click here for the e-form. Just Wage is a campaign for lowering income gaps through the use of fixed salary ratios. We are asking employers, particularly social justice organisations such as charities and trades unions to commit to the principl [...]

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The income gap in China between richer coastal and poorer inland regions, and between urban and rural areas, has been rising despite the Chinese government's efforts to balance growth. [...]

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Census Shows Lingering Racial Income Gap As reported in last week's New Pittsburgh Courier, there are more African-American families living in poverty than at any time since the US Census Bureau began gathering such statistics. [...]

Steve Lopez, writing in today's Los Angeles Times, highlights the monies spent by the three major gubernatorial candidates in this year's California election (the third is the primary loser, tk Poizner), and notes: Together, [Steve] Poizner, [Jerry] Brown and [Meg] Whitman have spent enough on their [...]

2010 IRPAC Report: Tax Gap Subgroup Discussion The IRS periodically releases estimates of the tax gap – the difference between taxes owed and taxes paid in a timely manner. The latest IRS estimates show a tax gap of about $350 billion for tax year 2001. The tax gap consists of three components – non [...]

Education The second millennium development goal is - Primary Education for All. These four words for me personally are so obvious like saying that water is wet or that while staying in the sun makes you warmer. But after reading couple of articles and watching short movies I feel privileged that I [...]

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Economics was founded by moral philosophers, and links between the two disciplines remain strong. So why won’t economists make judgments on the gap between rich and poor? [...]

It was simply disgusting knowing what India’s noted writer, Booker Prize winner and human rights activist Arundhati Roy spoke and wrote on Kashmir. Sadly, it was inconclusive, unproductive, negative faf-speak meant to be controversial (only) without mettle. Quoting one of the newspapers, she said, “ [...]

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There's a huge income gap. I could've very easily been sucked into that lower wage life because of the decisions I made. But at the same time, the Internet emerged as this interesting space. It was about skills and less about [...]

In the last article, I mentioned productive assets as a part of different asset types. I’d like to expand on this topic. It’s truly amazing how the vast majority of people have little to no productive assets – and the few that do have some stocks and that’s about it. Let’s first consider the differe [...]

One of the great things about being on the editorial board of a major newspaper, I imagine, must be the ability to write whatever the hell you feel like without having to actually make any sense or be accountable for what you've said. The New York Times editorial board contributed a mindboggling pie [...]

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I. In economics, you cannot convict your opponents of error, but only convince them. Economics isn’t like physics; you can’t conduct controlled experiments to prove or disprove your theories. History provides a very partial way of overcoming this weakness. No events repeat themselves exactly, but pa [...]

MARCH to the polls, and vote as if women's lives depend on it -- because they do! Prove the pundits and our opponents wrong: Vote on Nov. 2, and bring along at least one other activist, friend or family member. You've heard the buzz that women voters have given up and Democrats stand to lose this mi [...]

Inside Higher Ed June 3, 2005 For about a decade now, educators have been noticing -- and worrying about -- a growing gender gap among college students, 57 percent of whom are female. Among high-school seniors, women are more likely to have the ambition to go to college, to enroll, and then to do we [...]