It is not simply that people desire wealth-most human beings do. The problem is that money has become the nucleus of identity, the soul of aspiration, and the primary criterion of virtue.

The Origins of Wealth and Poverty is not an academic treatise with convincing argumentation, but it does give strong evidence to support its thesis.

The Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded Monday to a trio of U.S.-based researchers, for their study of the institutional roots of wealth and poverty among nations.

Nobel Prize goes to 3 economists who study the wealth and poverty of nations The award is shared by Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson of MIT and James Robinson of the University of Chicago for ...

The extreme wealth in New York is both a cause of poverty and a resource that must be mobilized to end it. New York has set a goal of reducing child poverty by half.

Billionaires' wealth soared in 2024, a top anti-poverty group said ahead of an annual gathering in Davos, Switzerland of some of the world's political and financial elite.

The UK Labour Party used to radically advocate for common ownership. But as private wealth in Britain benefits from ever greater tax breaks, anti-inequality sentiment is waning.

When you are dead, all the money gone, all property disposed of, all achievements and accomplishments long forgotten, then the only lasting thing of significance that will resound through time will be ...

Cracking Down on Displays of Wealth and Poverty 6 minute read A woman walks across a road in a high-end shopping district in Beijing, China, on March 24, 2022. Kevin Frayer—Getty Images ...