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  "title": "Chart of the Week: Seeking Solutions to Growing Inequality",
  "publication": "IMF Blog, April 17, 2017",
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  "summary": "Global economic integration has brought \"enormous benefits in the form of rising living standards,\" but \"has also contributed to widening inequality within some countries.\"",
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      "heading": "Key findings and context",
      "content": "- Global economic integration has brought \"enormous benefits in the form of rising living standards,\" but \"has also contributed to widening inequality within some countries.\"\n- In advanced economies, the incomes of the top 1 percent \"have grown three times faster than those of the rest of the population over the past three decades.\"\n- Income inequality is a focal topic as finance ministers and central banks gather in Washington for the spring meetings of the IMF and World Bank."
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      "heading": "Why inequality matters for policy makers",
      "content": "- When the benefits of growth are shared more broadly, \"growth is stronger, more durable, and more resilient.\"\n- Rising within-country inequality can undermine these desirable properties of growth."
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    {
      "heading": "Policy recommendations and ongoing work",
      "content": "- In a speech on April 12, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde outlined steps governments can take to help workers affected by labor-market dislocations:\n  - greater emphasis on retraining and vocational training\n  - job search assistance\n  - relocation support\n- The IMF’s Fiscal Monitor, to be released on April 19, \"explains how governments can use taxation and spending to ensure that growth is more equitable.\"\n\nSource: Chart of the Week: Seeking Solutions to Growing Inequality (The Editors), April 17, 2017.\n\n---\n\n\n References\n\n- https://www.imf.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Chapter1Chart4WideningIncomeGap.gif\n- speech\n- Fiscal Monitor\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/blogs/articles/2017/04/17/chart-of-the-week-seeking-solutions-to-growing-inequality"
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    "Global economic integration has brought \"enormous benefits in the form of rising living standards,\" but \"has also contributed to widening inequality within some countries.\"",
    "In advanced economies, the incomes of the top 1 percent \"have grown three times faster than those of the rest of the population over the past three decades.\"",
    "Income inequality is a focal topic as finance ministers and central banks gather in Washington for the spring meetings of the IMF and World Bank.",
    "When the benefits of growth are shared more broadly, \"growth is stronger, more durable, and more resilient.\"",
    "Rising within-country inequality can undermine these desirable properties of growth.",
    "In a speech on April 12, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde outlined steps governments can take to help workers affected by labor-market dislocations:",
    "The IMF’s Fiscal Monitor, to be released on April 19, \"explains how governments can use taxation and spending to ensure that growth is more equitable.\"",
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    "[speech](http://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2017/04/07/building-a-more-resilient-and-inclusive-global-economy-a-speech-by-christine-lagarde)",
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