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The United Nations, in 2015, adopted an agenda, Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs,

whose aim was to ensure world peace and prosperity for the world’s populations. The General

Assembly, therefore, came up with a blueprint that contained 17 goals that require urgent action

from governments and other stakeholders. SDG number 10 on the blueprint which aims at reducing

the among countries. The goal fights for a reduction in inequality between countries by promoting

and empowering economic, social, and political inclusivity among all citizens. According to the

UN, the world should exist in a tolerant, equitable, and just environment which allows for open

and social inclusion, with emphasis on the most vulnerable lot. Some of the inequalities that are

common worldwide include wealth and income, access to land, education, food, and clean water,

among other basic needs. Most of the vulnerable people include women and children, the disabled,

and indigenous groups.

Chancel, Lucas, Alex Hough, and Tancrede Voituriez. "Reducing inequalities within

countries: Assessing the potential of the sustainable development goals." Global Policy 9.1

(2018): 5-16.

Lucas Chancel is an economist specializing in environmental and inequality policies

apart from being the Director of the World Inequality Lab at the Paris School of Economics.

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Alex Hough, on the other hand, works at the IDDRI, focusing most of his researches addressing

global governance and inequality. Tancrède Voituriez works at IDDRI as the Director of

Governance Programs, apart from being a senior research consultant. Most of his research

focuses on inequalities on trade and financing of sustainable development.

In their article, the three argue about the global increase in wealth and income

inequalities in recent years. The article, therefore, addresses how the United Nations’ SDG

number 10 can be used by states and other countries to ensure a reduction in inequality. The

paper, therefore, employs the theory of change that most countries support as required by the

SDG. After employing several criteria in their study, the authors found out that countries have so

much to borrow from the SDG as they strive to address the existing inequality. The article also

notes that inequalities within the domestic domain will likely remain to be domestic issues,

unlike global as many thinks. The article claims that inequality has become an issue because

there is evidence showing uneven economic development across the world, leading to inequality.

Some areas that inequality is common include health, environment, economic, and political.

The authors, therefore, propose major policy implications that they thought are necessary

for individual states as they try to reduce inequality. At the helm of this policy is that countries

should use political action to address inequality. Countries should, therefore, borrow

measurements and statistics to act as a stimulating factor for political action. Civil societies and

other lobby groups are important in ensuring that the governments are held to account in

reducing these inequalities. Secondly, the article claims that countries should use the SDG to

compare their strides and achievements with others. The authors of the article are correct with

their assertions since they are all experts in this field, with experience working as economists

focusing on sustainable development researches. The article is relevant in that it goes beyond the

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Surname 1 Student Name Instructor’s Name Title Date Introduction The United Nations, in 2015, adopted an agenda, Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs, whose aim was to ensure world peace and prosperity for the world’s populations. The General Assembly, therefore, came up with a blueprint that contained 17 goals that require urgent action from governments and other stakeholders. SDG number 10 on the blueprint which aims at reducing the among countries. The goal fights for a reduction in inequality between countries by promoting and empowering economic, social, and political inclusivity among all citizens. According to the UN, the world should exist in a tolerant, equitable, and just environment which allows for open and social inclusion, with emphasis on the most vulnerable lot. Some of the inequalities that are common worldwide include wealth and income, access to land, education, food, and clean water, among other basic needs. Most of the vulnerable people include women and children, the disabled, and indigenous groups. Chancel, Lucas, Alex Hough, and Tancrede Voituriez. "Reducing inequalities within countries: Assessing the potential of the sustainable development goals." Global Policy 9.1 (2018): 5-16. Lucas Chancel is an economist specializing in environmental and inequality policies apart from being the Director of the World Inequality Lab at the Paris School of Economics. Surname 2 Alex Hough, on the other hand, works at the IDDRI, focusing most of his researches a ...
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