Topic: inequality
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Urban Wonk
Brooklyn's Affordability Crisis Is No Accident
Rents are skyrocketing in the borough thanks to inflexible zoning rules.
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UNICEF Wants Us to Talk About Urban Inequality
An online forum invites insight from the people who work on the ground in the world’s biggest and most dysfunctional cities.
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Charts
Redefining Inequality So It Actually Means Something
Measures that don't account for location fail to capture purchasing power differences.
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Is the World's Most Expensive Housing Market About to Crash?
Hong Kong's home prices are exorbitant but volatile. Will the latest scare lead to a more balanced market, or just tinier homes?
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The BRICS Cities Sprouting Multimillionaires the Fastest
Some of the world’s fastest-growing pockets of wealth are in five cities you may never have heard of.
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How Technology Is Fueling Urban Inequality
Start-ups and entrepreneurs promise a bright future. But is it a future that crowds out the poor and disadvantaged?
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Maps
The Changing Geography of Metropolitan Poverty
Despite economic gains, America's largest metros are seeing spikes in inequality.
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Maps
Living in Some Parts of Chicago Can Take More Than a Decade Off Your Life
Invariably, the impact falls the hardest on low-income minorities.
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Maps
The Inequality of American Cities
Mapping inequality across U.S. metros.
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Charts
Why You Should Buy an iPad in Bangkok Instead of Buenos Aires
Comparing the price of an iPad and more than 20 other consumer goods across a selection of the world's major cities.
