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Lessons from the crisisDisparity drives us further apart: psychological effects of economic inequality

Economic inequality is conducive to individualism. Living in unequal societies makes us more concerned about our social position; the greater the difference, the further the distance...

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Lessons from the crisisInequality in the age of disconnection

José Moisés Martín Carretero

The economic crisis has widened the gaps (labour, generation, gender and fiscal) that contribute to exacerbating inequality. If societies continue to increase these divides and the...

Illustration © Eva Vázquez. Residential neighborhood typical in the United States. There are some well-built houses with a pool while other houses are half-sunken in their pool.

Lessons from the crisisDivides that separate, bridges to be built

Marga León

Europe’s economic reconstruction in the second half of the 20^th century focussed on providing liberal democracies with institutions that would protect citizens’ social rights...

Illustration © Eva Vázquez. A house split into four as if it were a cake and, in the middle, grows a tree full of vultures.

Lessons from the crisisFrom the mortgage scam to the rent scam

Jaime Palomera

A decade after the worst real estate bubble in history burst, access to housing is still one of the major social problems. And it is because states operate as another cog in the...

Illustration © Eva Vázquez. A number of people contemplate a temple with Greek columns. The column on the right is shaped like a dollar symbol.

Lessons from the crisisThere is an alternative, it is progressive capitalism

Antón Costas

Is capitalism compatible with democracy and prosperity? The rise in inequalities in the early 21^st century has had worrying implications in liberal democracies, which are...

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Lessons from the crisisOpen wounds

Milagros Pérez Oliva

There are more poor people today, and they have even less than before the crisis. Organised citizenship has tackled this situation with social innovation and solidarity, but worsening...

Il·lustració © Ana Yael Zareceansky. Dues dones a l'interior d'un laberint fet de vegetació. Cadascuna es troba en un punt que no veu a l'altra i cadascuna talla les plantes amb un talla gespa.

Building the metropolisPublic policies against urban segregation

The trend towards the residential segregation of social groups is materialising, to varying degrees, in every town and city, ours too. The matter of socio-spatial inequalities...

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Building the metropolisThe ring roads, yesterday and today

Josep Bohigas

From the beginning, the ring roads defined a new urban reality that confirmed Barcelona’s change of scale, its transformation from a city to a ...

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N133 - Jan 25 |

SubjectCitizenship and inclusion

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