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Income inequality

‘Why wait for a bus that won’t come?’: India has more graduates than jobs

Ford Motor Co. employees work on the final assembly of vehicles at the Ford India Pvt. Maraimalai Nagar factory in Chengalpattu, India, on Tuesday, April 17, 2012. Ford's Maraimalai Nagar plant near Chennai in the southern state of Tamil Nadu makes the Figo hatchback, the Fiesta sedan and Endeavour SUV models.
Ford Motor Co. employees work on the final assembly of vehicles at the Ford India Pvt. Maraimalai Nagar factory in Chengalpattu, India, on Tuesday, April 17, 2012. Ford's Maraimalai Nagar plant near Chennai in the southern state of Tamil Nadu makes the Figo hatchback, the Fiesta sedan and Endeavour SUV models.

‘Nowhere else to go’: The squatters in the richest part of Seoul

Guryong, a 28.7ha, unauthorised settlement surrounded by some of the country’s richest people, symbolises the economic gap in Seoul and the struggle the poor face to own a home.
Guryong, a 28.7ha, unauthorised settlement surrounded by some of the country’s richest people, symbolises the economic gap in Seoul and the struggle the poor face to own a home.

Forum: The Edelman trust survey is a mirror Singapore cannot afford to ignore

China’s hereditary elite is taking shape

Matchmaking sessions catering to rich singles (above) are likely to magnify their inherited advantage, says the report.
Matchmaking sessions catering to rich singles (above) are likely to magnify their inherited advantage, says the report.

Viral drone video fuels debate about Brazil’s Rio favela tourism

Visitors have been accused of glamourising poverty and crime in low-income communities.
Visitors have been accused of glamourising poverty and crime in low-income communities.

Commentary

Property ownership is Singapore’s answer to wealth inequality. Some refinements are now needed

If public housing is a ladder for upward mobility, it must also serve as a cushion against downward mobility in old age.If public housing is a ladder for upward mobility, it must also serve as a cushion against downward mobility in old age.
If public housing is a ladder for upward mobility, it must also serve as a cushion against downward mobility in old age.If public housing is a ladder for upward mobility, it must also serve as a cushion against downward mobility in old age.

Top 5% of households in S’pore hold one-third of wealth: Jeffrey Siow

Finance Ministry's occasional paper found that the city-state’s wealth inequality was higher than its income inequality.
Finance Ministry's occasional paper found that the city-state’s wealth inequality was higher than its income inequality.

In Washington state, democrats consider breaking a taboo: Taxing the rich

In 2025, voters in Seattle and its suburbs elected a slate of progressive candidates who campaigned on explicit promises of wealth redistribution.
In 2025, voters in Seattle and its suburbs elected a slate of progressive candidates who campaigned on explicit promises of wealth redistribution.

News analysis

Enhanced ComLink+ packages give low-income families a stronger nudge up the social ladder

The new measures reflect an acknowledgement that families with the fewest resources face multiple, complex and persistent challenges that are not easily overcome.
The new measures reflect an acknowledgement that families with the fewest resources face multiple, complex and persistent challenges that are not easily overcome.

New stats on wealth, income and social mobility should spark national debate on inequality: Observers

Singapore will need stronger redistribution tools to gauge what the appropriate levels of inequality should be, says an analyst.
Singapore will need stronger redistribution tools to gauge what the appropriate levels of inequality should be, says an analyst.

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