As the world’s elite gather in the Swiss Alps at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week to press the flesh and discuss critical global issues, the increasing divide between the haves and have-nots promises to remain a hot topic.

On Monday, Oxfam published a report on how rising inequality continues to pose a profound challenge for political leaders. Last year, just 62 people held wealth equivalent to the amount owned by 3.6 billion, about half the world’s population, according to the anti-poverty charity.