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Hintergrund
Prejudice

Mexico’s racial divide

Mexico’s ideology of mestizaje, or racial mixing, obscures ingrained racism

Discrimination

Indonesia’s ethnic resentments

In spite of legal protections, Indonesia’s ethnic Chinese still face discrimination

Skin-whitening products

Why lighter complexions are associated with higher status

The trade in skin-whitening creams is a sign of internalised racist ideas of beauty

Social mobility

How to spot members of Nepal’s middle class

Nepal’s middle class is growing, but slower GDP growth threatens its progress

Planetary boundaries

Consumerism is unsustainable

Why other world regions must not copy western consumption patterns

Social stratification

Myths of middle class dynamism

Africa does not have a homogenous, progressive and fast growing middle class

Income inequality

Why Africa lacks a robust middle class

African countries need major reforms for their middle classes to grow

Health care

An over-stretched system

Brazil’s health-care system struggles to offer uniform service in the country’s poorest areas

Pharmacists in development cooperation

Essential experts

Pharmacists without borders do important work in aid missions and projects worldwide

Patents

Intellectual property versus health care

Insistence on medical patents costs lives, especially in the global south

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Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.