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Tag: Income Inequality

Posted inOpinion

Xi’s ‘common prosperity’ mantra carries risks

by Alicia Garcia Herrero October 19, 2021October 19, 2021

Chinese leaders have been obsessed with economic growth since Deng Xiaoping launched his “reform and opening-up” strategy more than 40 years ago. To encourage growth and repair an economy devastated by the Cultural Revolution, he was willing to cast aside some of the features of a communist regime in favor of private ownership and individual […]

The fintech revolution has taken off in China. Illustration: iStock
Posted inOpinion

It’s expensive to be poor

by Junaid Wahedna September 20, 2021September 20, 2021
The iconic Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Catholic clerics in the city are deeply concerned about a new law that gives Jews a special status. Photo: iStock
Posted inWorld

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by Nile Bowie February 27, 2019February 18, 2020

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