The World Inequality Report 2022 was launched by World Inequality Lab, a social research laboratory focusing on the study of inequality in the world.
Key Findings (Global)
Stuck in the 20th Century
Global inequalities today are as much as they were at the peak of Western imperialism in the 20th century.
The share of income presently captured by the poorest half of the world’s population is about half of what it was in 1820, before the great divergence between Western countries and their colonies.
Inequalities in Global Wealth
Poorest half of the global population “barely ....
