Author: Deborah Hardoon, Deputy Head of Research at Oxfam

Blog: The wealthy have been doing rather well but what about the bottom 50%?

by Deborah Hardoon, Deputy Head of Research at Oxfam

Gotta love a data release. Every year I look forward to the release of the Credit Suisseย Global Wealth databook. An immense piece of work,ย developed over a decadeย and led byย Anthony Shorrocks, which brings together all available data on household wealth within countries all over the world. It [...]

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