Editorial: Unequal Republic

Editorial: Unequal Republic

Despite a surfeit of welfare models being experimented across the world, the gulf between the rich and the poor has been widening. The pandemic has made the world more unequal, with wealth distribution becoming more skewed than ever before. In the case of India, the inequality is all the more stark. The latest ‘State of Inequality in India Report’, compiled by the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, concedes that while earnings have risen over the years, the benefits of that growth have largely remained concentrated and this has marginalised the poor further. India’s income profile is outlined […]

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