Global Inequality




REPORT: The Persistent Problem--Inequality, Difference, and the Challenge of Development

Global levels of inequality today are at extremely high levels even as conditions for alleviating deprivation are more favorable than ever before. Inequities in the international system and within developing countries threaten to halt progress toward greater democratization and economic development for the poorest countries in the world.
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Task Force Resources
Additional background and bibliographic material for the July 2008 task force report.

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Task Force Report Links

»Report Release: July 10 Event at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
»Report Press Release
»Report Fact Sheets
»Executive Summary
»Task Force Report Presented on Capitol Hill
»Charts & Graphs
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