Takers Not Makers: The unjust poverty and unearned wealth of colonialism

This comprehensive report from Oxfam can help you to understand how wealth inequality is accelerating globally; the systems of colonial exploitation that underpin such inequality; the consequences such inequality is having - and will have - on societies; and actions that you can support to advance the resilience of communities.

The report is divided into five chapters. Chapter one explores the unjust poverty and unearned wealth of colonial inheritance and explains how both the depth and breadth of inequality and the power of billionaire (and soon trillionaire) oligarchs is growing. Chapter two explains the connections between the wealth of the super-rich and the colonial past, as well as their lethal legacy. Chapter three explores the socially, environmentally, and economically destructive (and ongoing) consequences of colonialism. Chapter four explores the buttresses of colonial extraction, including unequal power in the institutions that govern our world, extractive South-to-North economic systems, and exploitative corporate structures. Lastly, chapter five examines the actions required to radically reduce inequality, dethrone the new aristocracy, and decolonise our economy.