Abstract

The sixth Report on Inequality in Spain (2024) of the Fundación Alternativas focuses its attention on the analysis of the effects on inequality and poverty of the demographic, climate and digital transitions, with an emphasis on their territorial dimension. The most widely shared assessment is that the changes brought about by these three simultaneous movements – population ageing, climate transition and digital transformation – will have a significant impact on inter-territorial and inter-personal inequalities in our country. Consequently, this paper proposes a joint analysis of these challenges from the perspective of public policy, which will allow us to advance in our knowledge of the effects of the transformations underway and those that will take place in the future, and also offers a series of policy recommendations. These recommendations include some measures to address the demographic transition and reduce its effects on territorial inequality, the necessary proposals for tax reform, care policies, the territorial distribution of funds for digitalisation and the prevention of climate risks by territory, among other issues of growing importance in the public sphere. The Fundación 1º de Mayo (CC OO) and Oxfam Intermón have also collaborated in the elaboration and production of the document and its recommendations.

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