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In different parts of the world, managing debt on a day-to-day basis is a real job, and one that is mainly taken on by women.
Ghana’s housing deficit needs immediate attention.
Repugnance for certain activities tends to dictate government rules for markets but this can obscure real problems like poverty.
For some people, it’s a choice based on cultural beliefs or economic opportunities provided by the volcano. Other times it’s less a choice than the only option.
With the right investment in health and education, Nigeria’s high population can spur economic development.
Ghana’s implementation of key population policies has not been consistent.
On the issue of working-class neighbourhoods, as on others, Emmanuel Macron has failed to find the path to a common project.
Early childhood poverty is in fact a risk factor for lower educational attainment, poorer cognition and worse mental health.
One in 4 American households are at risk of losing power because of the high cost of energy. Over 30% of those disconnections are in summer, when heat gets dangerous.
A review of government services has found that autistic people are being failed in health, education, employment, poverty and housing.
With newfound fame and fortune, NBA rookies who come from poverty face a bevy of challenges that threaten to derail their success.
Maintaining a diversity of insects may be key for crop pollination in cities.
For many Americans, a healthy diet of fruits, vegetables and whole grains is beyond their reach.
Illegal money lending has almost certainly become a bigger problem during the cost of living crisis.
The activities of artisanal small-scale miners can be turned into an economic good.
Peace and security in South Sudan depend on a fully functioning, peaceful and democratic government in Khartoum
Everyone should have the right to have, or not have, a child and to parent with dignity in a safe environment – but food insecurity makes this difficult.
Measures need to focus on reducing social segregation in schools.
Painting with renewed purpose at 65, Peter Howson has overcome his demons to take his place as one of Britain’s leading contemporary artists.
Top contributors
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Professor of Social Development Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Political Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Economics & Business, Allegheny College
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Director of the Roy McKenzie Centre for the Study of Families and Children, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Associate professor at the Centre for Social Development in Africa, University of Johannesburg, University of Johannesburg
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Pro Vice-Chancellor: Climate, Sustainability and Inequality and Director: Southern Centre for Inequality Studies., University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior Fellow, Department of Agricultural Economics, Stellenbosch University
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Distinguished Research Fellow, Human Sciences Research Council
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Peter Whiteford is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Senior Director, Transformation Strategies Department, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), CGIAR System Organization
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Honorary Research Fellow, City Political Economy Research Centre, City, University of London
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Research Fellow, Institute of Development Studies
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Professor of Development Economics, Monash University
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Professor of Economics, University of Michigan
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Professor of economics, Fordham University
