Poverty

An excerpt from Branko Milanovic's latest book, The World Under Capitalism: Observations on Economics Politics, History, and Culture, a 2025 collection of his essays from the last decade.

P. Valetto and I. Marx. Stone Center Working Paper Series no. 116. 2025.

Kenworthy, a professor of sociology and the Yankelovich Chair in Social Thought at the University of California, San Diego, discusses the findings in his latest book, which examines whether reducing income inequality would have beneficial effects on living standards, health, economic opportunity, the functioning of democracy, and subjective measures of happiness.

A panel of experts helps us understand the complex realities of China today.

D. Brady, A. Bocanegra, D. Cervantes, L. Macy, and N. R. Saravia. Stone Center Working Paper Series. no. 106. 2025.

S. Rapp and S. Humer. Social Inclusion. vol. 11, no. 1. pp. 176–186. 2023.

J. C. Gornick, D. Brady, I. Marx, and Z. Parolin. Stone Center Working Paper Series. no. 84. 2024.

L. Azzollini, R. Breen, and B. Nolan. Stone Center Working Paper Series. no. 80. 2023.

M. Bavaro, R. Carranza, and B. Nolan. Stone Center Working Paper Series. no. 79. 2023.

When the enhanced Child Tax Credit of 2021 was not renewed by Congress, millions of American children fell back into poverty. A panel moderated by Carol Jenkins and featuring Regina S. Baker, Kathryn J. Edin, Janet Gornick, and Zachary Parolin discusses what we can and should do now.