Global leaders urged to join initiative to fight extreme inequality

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What happened

More than 1,500 academics and economists sign letter, calling growing gap between richest and poorest ‘a policy choice that can be reversed’ More than 1,500 academics and economists from 100-plus countries are urging global leaders to join an initiat…

Key facts

  • More than 1,500 academics and economists sign letter, calling growing gap between richest and poorest ‘a policy choice that can be reversed’ More than 1,500 academics and economists from 100-plus countries are urging global leaders to join an initiat…
  • Reported by The Guardian and published Fri, 18 Sep 2026 06:00:11 UTC.

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