Today we are launching a new report, ‘Working for the Many: Public Services Fight Inequality.’ This is the next in Oxfam’s series of reports looking at the scandalous gap between rich and poor that is undermining poverty reduction, and putting the power increasingly in the hands of elites the world over.
So why have I spent the last few months immersed in ‘benefit incidence’ studies? No, not just because I am a sucker for punishment, but because there is such a strong case to be made for free public services as a weapon in the fight against extreme inequality. And now is the time to make it.
So if you are not convinced that you should read this paper – let me give you three killer reasons to do so:
See full Press Release: http://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/14-04-03-free-public-services-3-reasons-read-about-1-easy-solution-extreme-inequality
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