Global inequality may be falling, but the gap between haves and have-nots is growing

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Murray Leibbrandt together with Carlos Gradin and Finn Tarp wrote an article in The Conversation in September which discusses the recent trend of decreasing inequality across countries coupled with a general (with exceptions) increase in inequality within countries. The authors share insights into how this has come to be. Read the article.