In response to an article for The Tablet on Oxfam’s wealth inequality figures, Mr Fuentes-Nieva, Head of Research at Oxfam, … Continue reading “Practical solutions to poverty (and inequality) – and why Oxfam refuses to consider them”

Global capitalism has eradicated poverty and generated prosperity in the developing world at an unprecedented rate. You might imagine that … Continue reading “Beware Oxfam’s dodgy statistics on wealth inequality”

Econometric literature is notorious for its inconclusiveness. Even for seemingly straightforward issues such as the impact of minimum wage laws, … Continue reading “Planning reform must be a key ingredient in an anti-poverty package”

When I began working on poverty issues, I had the naïve idea that a child poverty activist was somebody who … Continue reading “What is the ‘poverty industry’?”