Lula, Ramaphosa and Sánchez: We face an inequality emergency
The needs of ordinary people must be placed at the centre of the world’s agenda
The needs of ordinary people must be placed at the centre of the world’s agenda

Policymakers must overcome the mercantilist fallacy that the way to get rich is by running surpluses forever

Political pressure in response to public anxiety will demand policy responses

Plus, the global won

International body must sharpen its focus to stay relevant in a fractured world

Trump’s brutal cuts are an opening for poorer nations to build legitimacy

We are living in a ‘barbell’ world where international threat meets technological opportunity