The new egalitarianism /
The new egalitarianism /
- Cambridge, UK ; Malden, MA : Polity, 2005.
- ix, 254 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
The chapters in this volume are the product of a series of meetings held under the aegis of Policy Network's working bgroup on 'Community and inequality', convened following the Progressive Governnance summit and conference held in London in July 2003.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-235) and index.
Inequality of incomes and opportunities / Gøsta Esping-Andersen -- Does inequality matter? / Edward Miliband -- Inequality in the new knowledge economy / Robert D. Atkinson -- Opportunity and life chances : the dynamics of poverty, inequality, and exclusion / Robert Walker -- Where are the poor? : the changing patterns of inequality and the impact of attempts to reduce it / Anne Power -- The new egalitarianism : economic inequality in the UK / Patrick Diamond and Anthony Giddens -- Inequality and recognition : pan-European social conflicts and their political dynamic / Ulrich Beck -- New global classes : implications for politics / Saskia Sassen -- Britain's glue : the case for liberal nationalism / David Goodhart -- Why gender equality? / Magdalena Andersson -- Social corrosion, inequality, and health / Richard Wilkinson -- Inequality, choice, and public services / Julian Le Grand.
This text tackles one of the most pressing issues currently facing centre-left governments - inequality. Bringing together original contributions from globally renowned thinkers, the text offers an account of the dynamic & multifaceted nature of contemporary inequality, & lays out how these inequalities can be countered.
0745634311 (pbk.) 9780745634319: £14.99 0745634303
Equality.
Social justice.
305 / GID
The chapters in this volume are the product of a series of meetings held under the aegis of Policy Network's working bgroup on 'Community and inequality', convened following the Progressive Governnance summit and conference held in London in July 2003.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-235) and index.
Inequality of incomes and opportunities / Gøsta Esping-Andersen -- Does inequality matter? / Edward Miliband -- Inequality in the new knowledge economy / Robert D. Atkinson -- Opportunity and life chances : the dynamics of poverty, inequality, and exclusion / Robert Walker -- Where are the poor? : the changing patterns of inequality and the impact of attempts to reduce it / Anne Power -- The new egalitarianism : economic inequality in the UK / Patrick Diamond and Anthony Giddens -- Inequality and recognition : pan-European social conflicts and their political dynamic / Ulrich Beck -- New global classes : implications for politics / Saskia Sassen -- Britain's glue : the case for liberal nationalism / David Goodhart -- Why gender equality? / Magdalena Andersson -- Social corrosion, inequality, and health / Richard Wilkinson -- Inequality, choice, and public services / Julian Le Grand.
This text tackles one of the most pressing issues currently facing centre-left governments - inequality. Bringing together original contributions from globally renowned thinkers, the text offers an account of the dynamic & multifaceted nature of contemporary inequality, & lays out how these inequalities can be countered.
0745634311 (pbk.) 9780745634319: £14.99 0745634303
Equality.
Social justice.
305 / GID