There is some evidence that social unrest follows from inequality.

So lower levels of social expenditure could involve only a relatively small increase in inequality and social conflict.

Violence and conflict were often rooted in inequality, authoritarian regimes, poverty and exclusion, while inequality was a contributing factor in social disintegration and violence.

Moreover, social services and social security will need to be strengthened in order to reverse a pattern of rising inequality.

Nevertheless, one wonders why the evidence that inequality causes social unrest is not stronger.

Even with Social Security s mildly redistributive effect, poverty and inequality in America are increasing.

The social and economic picture continues to show high levels of poverty and inequality.

And persistent, widening inequality might cause social crises that could interrupt growth and damage competitiveness.

In Latin America and the Caribbean, social and economic inequality remain endemic in many countries.

Moreover, if Europeans target social expenditure better, they might achieve a greater reduction in inequality with a lower level of social transfers.

One part of the problem may be that it is not always inequality per se that causes social discord, but also how inequality is perceived to have come.

But inequality and a sense of deprivation do contribute to resentment and social instability, threatening security.

H. Implications of macroeconomic policy, external shocks and social protection systems for poverty, inequality and social vulnerability in Latin America and the Caribbean

What most European countries get for their social expenditure is a lot of state provision of services, and not much reduction in social inequality.

The curricula will focus on social exclusion, youth unemployment, gender inequality, child labour and HIV AIDS prevention.

Juan Arellano discusses inequality in Latin America, linking to his back list of posts on indigenous people, social protests, growth and more. BlogActionDay Desigualdad ( BlogActionDay Inequality, in Spanish) by Juan Tadeo

Without it, growth falters, job creation is insufficient, and widening income and wealth inequality undermines the social fabric.

Katrin Zinoun writes about inequality in the German education system that fails to deal with the social diversity.

The Inequality Predicament Report on the World Social Situation 2005, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations, A 60 117 Rev.1, ST ESA 299.

In the years leading up to the crisis, inequality rose in many countries, with worrisome consequences for social cohesion.

Two million educated professionals have recently emigrated from Russia. During the last 20 years, social inequality has grown threefold.

Latin America s economic and social structures remain marked by great inequality, weak institutions, and an abundance of natural resources.

Poverty, social inequality, injustice, social exclusion and the estrangement between expectations and reality bring about an element of instability, working against the strengthening of democracy and development.

Higher levels of economic inequality tend to intensify social hierarchies and generally degrades the quality of social relations leading to greater levels of stress and stress related diseases.

Even with Social Security s mildly redistributive effect, poverty and inequality in America are increasing. Privatization will only make matters worse.

Juan Tadeo brings a piece from Mexico, emphasizing political and economic inequality and their social consequences of discrimination and violence.

The reduction of unemployment and social inequality and the expansion of social investment are determining factors for human development in other words, sustainable economic growth within a democratic framework based on social and gender equality.

Leaders around the world seem to be convinced that inequality and lack of broad participation in economic growth, if allowed to persist, will lead to social discord and even violence. But is inequality the real problem?

They seem condemned by their heavy debt burdens to years of stagnation or slow growth, widening inequality, and possible social strife.

China s economy and politics, ideologically transformed in all but name, will soon need to be adapted to address rising social inequality.

The Great Recession has exacerbated inequality, with cutbacks in basic social expenditures and with high unemployment putting downward pressure on wages.

I would include social cohesion as part of the asset base it is the one that is depreciated by excessive inequality.

Such causes were identified as a mixture of social, political and economic factors, including poverty, inequality, regional conflict and foreign occupation.

A comprehensive program to increase economic opportunity and reduce inequality is also needed its goal being to remove, within the next decade, America s distinction as the advanced country with the highest inequality and the least social mobility.

Economist Simon Kuznets proposed the existence of a sharp rise in inequality upon industrialization, followed by a decline to social democratic levels.

This is not a trivial question, given the role of unabated inequality in growing social unrest and even revolution around the world.

Today, citizens inevitably use their civil, legal, and political rights to demand economic and social equality or at least reduction of inequality.

It is the young people who suffer most from the harsh reality of social inequality in our country and throughout the world.

However, this accentuated fall in fertility has not been followed by significant changes in the existing levels of poverty and social inequality.

Democratic Inequality

The challenge in the next 15 years will be to consolidate the advances made, continue to reduce social inequality, and eradicate extreme poverty.

While there are ethical and social reasons to worry about inequality, they do not have much to do with macroeconomic policy per se.

Sexual and labour exploitation persisted, along with domestic violence and inequality in the enjoyment of the economic, social and cultural rights of childhood.

NAWO seeks an end to gender inequality, and the establishment of social justice based on internationally agreed human rights instruments, for all women.

By contrast, when inequality is perceived as the result of a breakdown in trusting relationships, it can lead to bitterness, and, ultimately, social unrest.