Harnessing the power of data so no child is left behind

Oliver Fiala |
Inequality and Shared Prosperity

Money sent home by workers now largest source of external financing in low- and middle-income countries (excluding China)

Donna Barne, Florina Pirlea |
Inequality and Shared Prosperity

Addressing global development challenges and realizing sustainable growth

At the G20 Leaders Summit in Japan, World Bank Group President David Malpass stressed reducing inequality and realizing inclusive growth globally.

David Malpass |
Competitiveness, Debt, Fragility Conflict and Violence, Gender, Inequality and Shared Prosperity, Poverty

Is inclusive growth an oxymoron?

After participating in two events on inequality at the Spring Meetings – Making Growth Work for the Poor and Income Inequality Matters: How to Ensure Economic Growth Benefits the Many and Not the…

Pinelopi Goldberg |
Poverty, Inequality and Shared Prosperity

The central role of women in the Middle East and North Africa transition

In MENA, gender inequality concerns have traditionally taken a back seat to the “larger” or “more urgent” issues. Yet, as history has shown, the exclusion of entire segments of the population is a…

Amat Al Alim Alsoswa, Talajeh Livani |
Fragility Conflict and Violence, Gender, Inequality and Shared Prosperity, Social Development, Social Protection

All in the family: Estimating resource allocation within households

Malnutrition is rampant in rural India and a leading cause of child mortality. In 2015, the Grameen Foundation’s  Rajasthan Nutrition Project attempted to improve nutrition in rural communities by…

Isis Gaddis, Talip Kilic, Valérie Lechene, Alexander Wolf |
Inequality and Shared Prosperity, Nutrition, Poverty

To help Landlocked Developing Countries achieve sustainable and inclusive growth, we must reimagine transport

Nancy Vandycke |
Competitiveness, Inequality and Shared Prosperity, Infrastructure & Public-Private Partnerships, Poverty, Regional Integration, Trade, Transport

Walking the talk on LGBTI inclusion

Every year on May 17, we mark the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (IDAHOT) and honor the tremendous progress that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex…

Maninder Gill, Trishna Rana |
Gender, Governance, Health, Inequality and Shared Prosperity, Social Development, Urban Development