Child poverty has reached a record high in the United Kingdom as the country’s cost of living soars and its social security safety net falters following years of government austerity.

There are several ways to measure how rich a country is. GDP per capita. Household income. Household wealth. The percentage of the population that lives above a certain income level. The Economist has ...

The Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) provides food assistance to low-income individuals and families. SNAP recipients include children, seniors, military personnel, veterans, and ...

The tech industry dominates the list of top billionaires in the US with familiar industry names such as Tesla, Facebook and Amazon while other countries' billionaires top the fashion industry such as ...

CHINA HAS become one of the world’s biggest bankers and donors. But its financial influence overseas is hard to track. Its government has a “transparency allergy”, says Brad Parks of AidData, a ...

When people think of national success, two measures often come to mind: wealth and happiness. A high GDP per capita is frequently seen as a marker of prosperity, while happiness rankings suggest how ...