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A more integrative approach to understanding the myriad causes and consequences of inequality is needed, as well as more defined framework of which actors must be involved in tackling inequality.

The focus of the inequality debate seems to be more and more on economic growth without acknowledging that human development is a prerequisite for poverty reduction. Also, human development is a basic human right.

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