An important book explores how the super-rich live, and why their wealth harms us all

Many informal workers cannot afford to pay cost-covering contributions, so cross-subsidisation is often needed

Increased use of mobile phones and mobile payment systems opens up unexpected possibilities for insuring disadvantaged people

In times of climate crisis and pandemic, low-income groups worldwide need better access to affordable insurance

Informal workers deserve to be shielded from shocks such as sickness and unemployment

African societies are the most vulnerable when disasters strike

Aid organisations call for high-income countries to support developing countries in social protection

Controversial government subsidy leads to wave of weddings in Libya

An anthropologist explains what makes indigenous migration from Venezuela so special

Zambia’s Constituency Development Fund decentralises spending with mixed results