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The senior economic adviser to Joe Biden discusses how the system needs fundamental reform to work for the middle class
To achieve true social mobility, the state must act as a leveller
To achieve a fairer system, nations must focus on the core issues of worker rights
Increase of 320m who lost access to adequate nutrition last year is equal to previous five years combined, says UN
But the necessary structural reforms will be harder than many economists imagine
As millennials reach middle-age, Facebook’s prize app may be losing its money-making ability
Wealthiest benefit most from asset price inflation as the number of people worth at least $50m rises almost a quarter
The Nobel laureates call for better economic ‘plumbing’ after the pandemic and warn about inaction over climate change
The richest are able to accumulate vast fortunes yet only pay levies when they decide to cash out
Offer of 1bn jabs is not enough to close supply divide and stem pandemic’s spread, say critics
Rich nations have an opportunity to reset and create a more equal, shockproof world
The fight to protect the planet is shifting in ways that could soon exacerbate conflicts within countries
As with ESG, health ought to be a key factor in investment decisions
There are now far more millennial adults, some with children, for whom the economy is not delivering
‘Building back better’ reveals a striking rebalancing of priorities
Competitiveness depends on the welfare state more than the other way round
US philanthropist tells FT that countries should inoculate ‘up to a point’ then donate to others
The pandemic has highlighted discontent with the way the economy works
Pandemic leap in technology is an opportunity to tackle longstanding economic faultlines
Access to adequate food for all must be a priority in the continent’s fight against the pandemic
Governments and businesses should follow the lead of those introducing policies to prioritise women
Call for new welfare state to reduce ‘unsustainable’ inequality worsened by pandemic
Tens of millions of already-vulnerable households face poverty and hunger, study warns
The development of city-regions should not be at London’s expense
Policymakers need to take more action to tackle rising risk that short-term problems will become embedded
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