Brazil has the demographic profile of a young, fast-growing country, but its public spending priorities have more in common with the ageing nations of the rich world. David Kingman argues that something must be done if Brazil is to reach its full potential
Category: Intergenerational Justice
“Your time will come”: do you trust this intergenerational promise?
Angus Hanton wonders whether there still is any truth in this once-reliable assurance to the young
Should the UK introduce a debt ceiling?
With the current controversy over raising the US debt ceiling, David Kingman wonders if the UK should consider adopting one as well
Pensioners are now the group least likely to be living in poverty, new figures suggest
David Kingman gives his take on new data which shows that pensioner households are now less likely to be living in poverty than any other age group
The Normalisation of Personal Debt
The latest headlines about Wonga have caused Christopher Daley to reflect upon the way in which personal debt has become a dangerous part of our culture, with particularly serious implications for the younger generation
Focused on Luck: Intergenerational Issues in Australia
Australia shares intergenerational issues with the rest of the world, but also has unique perspectives and solutions. Conrad Liveris, an Australian policy analyst, discusses how they’re staying on top of the issues.
What did the 2013 party conferences say about intergenerational fairness?
How positively should young people react to this year’s party conference season? Liz Emerson, IF Co-founder, offers an assessment of some of the housing, employment and transport policies launched from an intergenerational fairness perspective.
Britain criticised over “infrastructure drift”
A new report commissioned by the Labour Party has criticised Britain’s lack of preparedness for the future demands on our infrastructure. David Kingman explains
Wealth in the UK: book review
UK Wealth is highly concentrated, lightly taxed and held by older people. This is the conclusion drawn by Angus Hanton in his review of the recently published Wealth in the UK: Distribution, Accumulation, and Policy (Oxford, 2013), written and edited by a number of leading academics at the London School of Economics
Should we consider introducing Proportional Representation to reverse youth voter apathy?
Jonathan Hughes, IF Volunteer and Policy Researcher, considers the effect the introduction of Proportional Representation would have on youth voter apathy