The Role of Special Drawing Rights in Economic Stability The world faces multiple crises, from climate change to rising debt burdens, disproportionately impacting developing nations. Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), an international reserve asset issued by the International Monetary Fund (IMF),…
Wealth taxation is key to reducing inequality and mobilising resources for sustainable development. Learn how financial transaction taxes and net wealth taxes can drive economic justice.
This policy brief examines the intersection of the care economy and gender-based violence in Brazil and South Africa, highlighting how unpaid care work and economic policies impact women's vulnerability. It offers key policy recommendations, including universal basic income, gender-responsive budgeting, and investments in care infrastructure to address systemic inequalities.
Discover our Climate Finance Toolkit, designed to help activists promote human rights and sustainable development in the transition to a low-carbon economy.
This wide-ranging and extensive working paper explores the challenges and opportunities for a just transition in South Africa's food system, focusing on the beef industry. It examines the prevailing architecture, power dynamics, and policy frameworks through literature review, industry documents, and interviews with key stakeholders.
Eurasia Group Conference Call with IEJ Senior Policy Specialist Neil Coleman on the future of a basic income grant in South Africa.
How do parties compare on basic income policy? South Africa needs a basic income grant. More than half of the population lives in poverty, with at least 17 million working-age adults below the food poverty line. 60% of people in…
Introduction In this position paper, the Universal Basic Income Coalition (UBIC) outlines our stance on implementing a basic income system in South Africa. Our demands are grounded in principles of equity, dignity, and inclusivity, aiming to address the pressing needs…
Read a letter to?the Boards of Governors'of the World Bank and IMF calling on them to change their social protection policies and practices.
An IEJ co-signed submission advocating for fair global tax governance through the UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation.