Link "It accelerated, to the point where it was becoming a very serious social, political and practical issue, besides the ethical and moral underpinning."
"...for every 1 percent that inequality grows, you will have a drop in growth of about 0.2, 0.3 percent. That means a more unequal society will grow less, and inequality becomes an obstacle to growth in and of itself. Second, the problem is not just a question of income. It’s also a question of inequality of opportunities, inequality of access to health services, inequality of access to education, inequality to access to employment opportunities."
"Main remedies are activation policies, meaning get services in the governments that will get the people who are unemployed or seeking for employment with the job opportunities.
"...for every 1 percent that inequality grows, you will have a drop in growth of about 0.2, 0.3 percent. That means a more unequal society will grow less, and inequality becomes an obstacle to growth in and of itself. Second, the problem is not just a question of income. It’s also a question of inequality of opportunities, inequality of access to health services, inequality of access to education, inequality to access to employment opportunities."
"Main remedies are activation policies, meaning get services in the governments that will get the people who are unemployed or seeking for employment with the job opportunities.
This is not being done enough. The United States spends one-fourth of what the rest of the OECD countries spend on this particular service....
Second, skills, education and skills. There’s a big mismatch between the skills and what the market is demanding....
Third, use a tax structure and use a budget in order to support companies that may be providing jobs or better opportunities."
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