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Inequality and Shared Prosperity

Faster and more broad-based economic growth is essential to accelerate progress in boosting shared prosperity.
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OUR APPROACH TO
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Poverty, Prosperity, and Planet Report: Pathways Out of the Polycrisis
Poverty, Prosperity, and Planet Report: Pathways Out of the Polycrisis
This report offers the first post-pandemic assessment of global progress toward the interlinked goals of ending poverty and boosting shared prosperity on a livable planet.
https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/poverty-prosperity-and-planet
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Why economic inequality matters for development
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Eleventh Conference of the Society for the Study of Economic Inequality
https://www.worldbank.org/en/events/2025/07/09/eleventh-conference-of-the-society-for-the-study-of-economic-inequality
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Sharing Prosperity: Policy Innovations to Tackle Economic Inequality
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Poverty

The World Bank Group uses the latest data, evidence, and analysis to help countries develop policies that can reduce poverty and inequality, and ultimately improve people's lives.

Explore our investments to reduce poverty

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