The Social Metrics Commission (SMC) annual report reveal a staggering increase in social inequality in the UK. In 2022/23, more than 16 million people, almost a quarter of the population (24 percent) ...

We compare trends in absolute poverty before (1939–1963) and after (1963–2023) the War on Poverty was declared. Our primary methodological contribution is to create a post-tax post-transfer income ...

Poverty is a widespread economic issue. Reducing poverty has become a key goal for countries around the world. China, with its large population, has made substantial efforts to address this challenge.

When basic living conditions are guaranteed, the wealth gap narrows, aligning with China’s Hehe philosophy of harmony and coexistence.

There are limited longitudinal data from non-industrialized settings on patterns and determinants of gut bacterial microbiota development in early childhood. We analysed epidemiological data and stool ...

This experience of Britain is usually generalized as an intrinsic characteristic of capitalism, namely, that while it may initially give rise to an increase in poverty and unemployment, it eventually ...