Globalization is the process that concentrated the public and academic attention in the last decade. Drivers and outcomes of assumed transformation were submitted to a through analysis. Its results were diverse enough to polarize opinions, but not enough for distinguish between contradictory...

This paper aims to review the different impacts of income inequality drivers on the Gini coefficient, depending on institutional specificities. In this context, we divided the European Union member states in two clusters (the cluster of member states with inclusive institutions / extractive...

Poverty is one of the most challenging issues to be addressed by contemporary society. Although it could be considered as a legacy of previous era and it was addressed by a wide range of experts, a meaningful solution is still to come. The paper looks to the content of the poverty concept,...