Global inequality is a failure of imagination. Here's why

Jan 16, 2023

Inequality is the accumulation of wealth and power in a few hands. Our leaders need to imagine new economic processes and structures to create a fairer, more equal world. Image: Unsplash/Alfarnas Solkar

Gabriela Bucher

President and CEO, The Fund for Global Human Rights

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The wealth gained by the different income groups in the last decade and since the start of the pandemic. Image: Oxfam International

Emmanuel Ayitey has four artisanal canoes which engage about 44 men, at Chemunaa, Accra, Ghana. He is considering berthing his canoes for good if the cost of his inputs continues to escalate. Image: Ernest Ankomah/Oxfam

Considering her options: Patience Opoku-Gyimah, contemplates changing track to wade the cost-of-living crisis. Patience is a nurse at Ghana's Korle Bu Teaching Hospital and she can barely cater for her dependents on her monthly salary. Image: Ernest Ankomah/Oxfam

Inequality - The decrease of the top personal income tax rates in every region in the world in the last decade.

Graph shows the decrease of the top personal income tax rates in every region in the world in the last decade. Image: Oxfam International

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