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" Rather than working for all, power and public policy is increasingly influenced by wealthy elites that are able to bend the rules - and hijack democratic institutions - to their favour. "

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" Rather than engineering our economies solely to maximise GDP, Africa's business and political leaders must build economies explicitly designed to end poverty and inequality. "

Winnie Byanyima

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Poverty

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" Here's something we're rarely told growing up: our world rewards wealth, not hard work or talent. "

" Protecting space for civil society and citizenry is particularly critical in a world marked by rising political and economic inequality. "

" Citizens need to know how their countries are being run so that they can hold governments and big business to account. "

" Global governance needs recalibrating so it works in the public interest of all the world's citizens - not just for the few. "

" I don't think it's helpful to go dismantling the past, but you can refuse to honor aspects of it that you don't believe in anymore. "

" A tax system is important because of what it can pay for, but also for how it works. When we pay taxes, we expect something back from the state; it strengthens the relationship and accountability between us and our governments. It also pays for what private finance shouldn't: our needs for healthcare, education and social security. "

" The Paris Agreement threw people of the world a lifeline, and the United States played a vital role in getting us there, not least by working closely with China to clear the decks to a global deal. "

" Civil society space provides the oxygen for citizens to participate and meaningfully hold their governments and the private sector to account - and ensure that decisions are made in the interest of the majority and not the few. Without it, citizens have limited space to dissent and challenge the elites. "

" Developing countries are losing significant tax revenues through corporate tax dodging. "

" We don't want to tell young girls and boys that the odds are stacked against them from the start. Instead, we could tell them that with passion, conviction, and determination we can build a better future. This future is possible by redesigning our economy to truly reward hard work rather than wealth. "

" When we talk about women's economic empowerment, we should be careful that we're not just giving women more to do. "

" I am angry that the international community has failed to find a permanent solution to the plight of the Rohingya. I am also ashamed that, in not speaking out loudly enough, we - humanitarians - have been complicit. "

" That a country has a strong civil society is, I believe, particularly necessary for good development. "

" It's happy and secure people who the are most creative. "

" Governments, the investor and business community, and civil society organizations and public representatives need to work together to ensure the necessary foundations are in place to align private finance to guarantee sustainable and equitable development and poverty reduction. "

" We don't have to accept an economy that doesn't work just because some people have got rich in the status quo. That is not democracy. "

" Ultimately, developing countries and groups like Oxfam want to see a new intergovernmental body on cooperation in tax matters under the auspices of the United Nations. "

" For me, growing up as an activist under an oppressive dictatorship in Uganda, the U.N. was a friend to those of us who fought our way to freedom, as it was for the millions who joined decolonization struggles in the African continent. "

Winnie Byanyima

Growing

Growing Up

" Democracy in Myanmar cannot be achieved with discrimination and gross violations of human rights. "

" The high price of medicines is crippling healthcare systems and denying people access to the treatments they so desperately need. "

" A global tax body would give all countries - not just the rich and powerful - an equal say in how the global rules on taxation are designed. "

" Economic inequality is a corrosive force that undermines economic growth, puts a brake on the fight against poverty, and sparks social unrest. "

" GDP excludes care work and other unpaid work, most of which falls to women and girls in rich and in poor countries alike. "

" I grew up in a country that was in a civil conflict for most of my childhood and adolescence. I saw violence and lived as a teenager through the time of a brutal dictator called Idi Amin. I fled and became a refugee. "

" Oxfam is part of a global movement for social justice. We mainly work to fight for economic and social rights for people without a voice or people who are oppressed. "

" Taxing companies, particularly successful multinational companies, is one of the most progressive forms of taxation. "

" My life has been varied, involving many jobs, but I have always been impatient with injustice. "

" Instead of presiding over an economic system that panders to big business and a wealthy elite, a more human economy must be established which meets the needs of African women and young people. "

" The extremely wealthy have disproportionate influence on policies that impact us all. This corrupts our politics and leads to poorer people being denied the economic opportunity to flourish in life. "