Inequality and public policy: towards visible equality and equal opportunity

Table of content:
Front Note

Chapter 1: Introduction and Motivation

Chapter 2: Housing

Chapter 3: Health

Chapter 4: Education

Chapter 5: Women Empowerment

Chapter 6: Hope for the Future

References

Annexes

Annex 1: The Sustainable Development Goals

Annex 2: Social and Economic Indicators Compiled by the United Nations, the World Bank, and IISS

Annex 3: A Note on the Social Progress Index

Annex 4: Income and Wealth Inequality: Trends and Policy Perspectives

Annex 5: Adequate Housing is a Human Right

Annex 6: The UN System

Annex 7: Future of the UN System: Possibilities for Consideration

Statistical Annex

Table 1: Water, Sanitation and Health Indicators, 2022

Table 2: Out of pocket expense, and data on physicians and nurses

Table 3: Incidence of Tuberculosis and Diabetes, 2021

Table 4: Health system ranks

Table 5: Countries with highest to lowest health expenditure % of GDP

Table 6: Top 64 countries on life expectancy (LE) and rank (R)

Table 7: Educational access equality and % with no schooling, 2022

Table 8: World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Index: Components and Weights

Table 9: Net Food Trade and Food Security Index

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This book’s concern is with visible inequalities in housing, health, and education, and policy initiatives to address them.

The authors offer readers a summary of evidence on inequalities – not only in income, gender, and wealth but also in education, health, and housing. They showcase temporal and cross-country trends as well as the policy initiatives to minimize visible inequalities. The book also discusses policy initiatives and provides clarity on what works, what does not, and what may be of use when formulating public policies. Seventeen countries were chosen for focus based on their share in global population; of these, seven are given special focus, which together account for a little over half the world’s population.

Offering current research as well as insights into prospects for visible inequalities, the book is an essential read for students and professionals interested in the study of visible inequalities and equal opportunity.

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