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Laura Alfers, Research Associate, Neil Aggett Labour Studies Unit, Rhodes University

Global justice report offers bold ideas but misses the realities of 2 billion informal workers – economists

Rising inequality is, at its core, a political and policy choice. This is the central message of the Global Justice Report authored by experts based at the World Inequality Lab, led by economists Thomas Piketty and Lucas Chancel.

As economists and experts on labour, inequality and the informal economy, we believe there is a great deal to support in the report, which was released in June 2026. It is a bold effort to connect redistribution, climate action and global democracy.

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