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The Problematic Past, Present, and Future of Inequality Studies

Branko Milanović’s century-spanning intellectual history of inequality in economic theory reveals the ideological reasons behind the field’s resurgence in the last few decades.

The Problematic Past, Present, and Future of Inequality Studies | The Nation

Financial Transaction Tax

A European Citizens Initiative: Do sign!

Tax the rich – Foundation for European Progressive Studies (feps-europe.eu)

What is a Living Wage?

The ILO has formally agreed on a definition for a living wage – an essential part of the New Social Contract – to reshape the global economy to serve the interests of working people.

ILO agreement on living wage definition “a leap forward for social justice” – International Trade Union Confederation (ituc-csi.org)

Charities and tax dodging

Want to know how it works? Want to know how ‘generous’ Elon Musk is?

Elon Musk Has a Giant Charity. Its Money Stays Close to Home. – The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Staffing in Health and Social Care sector

An EU directive should mandate member states to address shortages as a risk to occupational health.

Establishing safe staffing in health and social care (socialeurope.eu)

Submission for a UN Tax Convention

As the negotiations of Terms of Reference for a new United Nations Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation move forward, over 170 organisations and trade unions have responded to a consultation and made a joint submission to the Chair of the negotiations, specifying the key points that we expect the Convention to deliver on.

More than 170 CSOs and trade unions issue joint submission regarding a UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation (eurodad.org)

Platform work: Illusions of substance

The EU is strengthening the rights of platform workers. But companies are left with loopholes that not every member state wants to close

Illusion of substance – European integration | IPS Journal (ips-journal.eu)

Industrial policies? Of course!

Developing countries wanting to pursue industrial policy were severely reprimanded by advocates of the ‘neoliberal’ Washington Consensus. Now, it is being deployed as a weapon in the new Cold War.

Industrial Policy, East or West, for Development or War? | Inter Press Service (ipsnews.net)

US billionaires: wealth + 88 % in four years!

Four years after the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the United States has 737 billionaires with a combined wealth of more than $5.5 trillion.

Total U.S. Billionaire Wealth: Up 88 Percent over Four Years – Inequality.org

The new platform of rights for gig workers

A presumption of employment and rights on algorithmic management are at the heart of the revived platform-work directive.

‘Gig’ workers in Europe: the new platform of rights (socialeurope.eu)

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