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The interconnected global challenges of democratic decline, widespread inequality, and climate change necessitate a new economic framework to achieve shared prosperity. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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Examine interconnected policy frameworks addressing democratic decline, economic inequality, poverty, and accelerating climate change.

August 22, 2026The Journal of Development Studies

Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World: A New Economics for the Middle Class, the Global Poor, and Our Climate

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Examine interconnected policy frameworks addressing democratic decline, economic inequality, poverty, and accelerating climate change.
Theoretical and policy analysis synthesizing macroeconomic trends, climate mitigation models, and global wealth distribution metrics.
Highlights systemic links between economic inequality, eroding democratic norms, and accelerating environmental degradation.
Proposes coordinated fiscal, environmental, and social safety-net policies to deliver inclusive growth and climate resilience.

Implication

Policy analysis demonstrates integrated economic strategies for addressing climate change and global poverty, highlighting pathways to revitalize democratic institutions and shared prosperity.

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We live in challenging times: democracy is declining, inequality and poverty are widespread, and rapidly rising temperatures pose an existential threat. These three challenges are at the core of th...

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Eva Paus (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a895eeeca7ade938187d1fa https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2026.2709105

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Policy analysis demonstrates integrated economic strategies for addressing climate change and global poverty, highlighting pathways to revitalize democratic institutions and shared prosperity.

Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World: A New Economics for the Middle Class, the Global Poor, and Our Climate

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Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World: A New Economics for the Middle Class, the Global Poor, and Our Climate

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