“Millions of people have been pushed into poverty and hunger and there have been countless unnecessary deaths.”
By Jessica Corbett, staff writer for Common Dreams. Published 10-8-2020
Photo: Sarah Wy/flickr/CC
With the world’s death toll from Covid-19 above one million and confirmed cases surpassing 36 million, a pair of advocacy groups on Thursday released an analysis illustrating how governments’ failures to implement policies that reduce inequality left countries “woefully unprepared” for the coronavirus pandemic.
The Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index, updated annually by Oxfam International and Development Finance International (DFI), ranks 158 governments based on three core pillars: spending on public services (meaning health, education, and social protection), progressive taxation policies, and workers’ rights. Continue reading
