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The World Bank Group’s Poverty and Equity Assessments help policymakers better understand the drivers of poverty and inequality in their countries, and how to address them. These evidence-based ...

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Rank is the Herbert S. Hadley Professor of Social Welfare at Washington University in St. Louis. He is the author of the forthcoming book, The Random Factor: How Chance and Luck Profoundly Shape Our ...

Costa Rica has been experiencing an increase in poverty and inequality, according to a recent report by the World Bank. The study, titled “The Potential for Integration: opportunities in a changing ...

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