There are two primary methods for measuring inequality – relative and absolute. In the discipline of economics, the former has become dominant by far. It is embodied in the standard Gini index, in the famous […]
“Global poverty today isn’t natural or inevitable, it is an artifact of the very same policies that have been designed to siphon the lion’s share of global income into the pockets of the rich. “ […]
We are incessantly confronted with a good news narrative concerning world poverty. Many prominent scholars contradict this, pointing to increasing inequality. Jason Hickel examines one of the best known graphs behind the “success story” that […]
Russia Today speaks to Dr Jason Hickel, who serves on the Labour Party task force on international development, on inequality, a Green New Deal, his new book ‘The Divide’, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jeremy Corbyn and […]
Billionaires and politicians have a very convenient – and very wrong – perception of poverty, which they legititimate with incorrect studies. Jason Hickel is an anthropologist who works on political economy and global justice. He […]
If we look at the data, it becomes clear that poor countries are developing rich countries, not the other way around Jason Hickel is an anthropologist who works on political economy and global justice. He […]
Great idea. Unfortunately the problem is always the same: moneyed interests buy corrupt politicians, be it in the USA, EU, or elsewhere, who block these measures. Great ideas do not always change policy. Politics do. […]
Jason Hickel examines the arguments of green growth and finds them lacking. Green growth is simply not capable of reversing ecological breakdown and keep global warming under 1.5 degrees. Jason Hickel is an anthropologist who […]
This is a wide-ranging and thought-provoking interview, chock full of fresh thinking on sustainability, poverty and inequality, and the impact of the western-led development agenda across the world. Jason paints an eye-opening picture of the […]
With climate change completely out of control – and mostly ignored – the discussion concerning “degrowth” will increase in relevance and something we at BRAVE NEW EUROPE are trying to support. If you are new […]
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