There is no need in this circle to provide evidence for the observation that there has been an aggravation of inequalities both on the global level and within most countries nationally. This is true with regard to available income and effective participation in economic life, as well as
regarding access to health-services, education and particularly opportunities for work and employment. While – as the background paper indicates – during the decades immediately following WWII industrialized countries had followed policies aiming at general welfare and
providing social security for their citizens, there has been a noticeable shift of political orientation since the 1980s which has since then become a global reality. What are the causes for this change that has apparently pushed to the background the concern for social justice?

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