Tags: class , economic sociology , inequality , development, microcredit, poverty, public policy, 06 to 10 mins Year: 2009 Length: 7:33 Access: TEDTalks Summary: In this TED Talks clip, Jacqueline...

The infographic below created using Gross Domestic Product and Corruption Perceptions Index. Highly corrupt countries scoring twenty and below. howmuch.net Top 10 the most corrupted count...

This chart shows the percentage of people who say religion is very important in their lives.

Tax season has finally come and gone, and by now most Americans have either gotten their refund or established a payment plan for taxes owed to the government. Here’s a nice thought experiment: go back and look at your tax return to figure out how much money the government claims through all forms of taxation. …

Which countries have the best reputations for the goods they produce? We look at survey results of 43,000 consumers on products with a country of origin.

How young people die

How the financial crisis made everyone poorer

The graying of East Asia’s tiger economies doesn’t necessarily mean slower productivity

Global innovation rankings

This proportional maps shows what countries receive the most and least investment from abroad.

This chart shows countries around the world as rated on the democracy index.

This chart shows the percentage of the native-born population living abroad in 2014.

The US government employs the most people.

This chart shows the foreign-born population in major cities in 2014.

The Paris-based think tank known as the OECD is just out with its semi-annual survey of how different economies stack up in terms of social…

Bloomberg CityLab reports on the world’s cities, communities, and neighborhoods: How they work, the challenges they face, and the solutions they need.