Inequality and Shared Prosperity

Can Niger escape the demographic trap?

Niger, a landlocked country in the Sahel region of Africa, is one of the poorest countries in the world. With high prevalence of child marriage and early childbearing, Niger currently has a…

Luc Razafimandimby, Vinaya Swaroop|
Education, Gender, Governance, Health, Inequality and Shared Prosperity

Lessons I’ve learned from 30 years at the World Bank

World Bank South Asia Vice President Hartwig Schafer reflects on his three decades at the World Bank and the lessons learned that make a difference.

Hartwig Schafer|
Agriculture and Food, Climate Change, Competitiveness, Debt, Digital Development, Disaster Risk Management, Education, Energy, Environment, Extractive Industries, Financial Inclusion, Financial Sector, Forests, Fragility Conflict and Violence, Gender, Governance, Health, Inequality and Shared Prosperity, Infrastructure & Public-Private Partnerships, Jobs & Development, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management, Nutrition, Poverty, Regional Integration, Social Sustainability and Inclusion, Social Protection, Trade, Transport, Urban Development, Water

Are we heading toward another lost decade for Latin America?

According to World Bank data, between 2000 and 2019, average annual growth in the Latin American and Caribbean region was 1.6%

Humberto López|
Inequality and Shared Prosperity, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management, Poverty, Social Sustainability and Inclusion, Social Protection

Does intrahousehold inequality kill?

this post discusses a paper documenting patterns of intrahousehold inequality in india and relates them to excess mortality among older women

Markus Goldstein|
Gender, Health, Inequality and Shared Prosperity, Poverty

Recognition of the property rights of women in Central America: Mission accomplished?

It is hard to believe that only 70 years ago, in most Latin American countries, women could not vote. Or even more recently, women’s access to land under agrarian reforms depended on factors .…

Reina Zavala, Ivonne Astrid Moreno Horta|
Agriculture and Food, Gender, Inequality and Shared Prosperity
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Inequality and Shared Prosperity