Consumption inequality decreased in both rural and urban areas during August 2023-July 2024 compared to the previous year, with Gini coeffi...

India's economic growth over two decades has reduced poverty but not equitably. Covid-19 increased income, expenditure, and savings inequal...

The Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES) results revealed a decline in consumption inequality over the last decade in India. The...

Higher procurement and free distribution of cereals such as wheat and rice have benefitted the poorest of the poor in India, thus helping l...

Often, in discussions on inequality the intended distribution is that of personal distributions of income. There are no satisfactory data o...

As per the World Inequality Report, the top 10% and the top 1% in India still control 57% and 22% of the national wealth, while the bottom ...

Emerging markets have been the biggest beneficiaries of the globalisation making them competitive. As the phenomenon loses its sheen in adv...

The magazine published the ranking on Monday which had 196 new billionaires, of which 76 were from the Chinese mainland and 25 from the US.

Weaker labour market institutions, inadequate social protection systems, poor-quality education are among the factors for widening income g...

The severe disparity has been triggering social instability, a challenge that governments at various levels have devoted enormous resources...

In Brazil, income inequality, measured by Gini coefficient, declined from 0.553 in 2002 to 0.500 in 2011.

The Gini coefficient, which reflects the wealth gap between rich and poor, was at 0.474 level for China in 2012 -- well above the warning l...

China's wealth gap is widening to an alarming level much to the disquiet of ruling Communist Party, according to a survey which asked the g...

A spectre of instability awaited China as the widening gap between rich and poor reached "dangerous levels of wealth inequality".

China still has a long way to go because its per capita GDP is still around $4000 to $5000 (depending on how you calculate and what populat...

Here’s another proof that the finance minister may chant the inclusive growth mantra in his Budget speech later this month. Contrary to pop...

It took barely 4 years for Gini & Jony to fit in as India’s biggest kidswear brand.