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Brewer Mike - What Do We Know And What Should We Do About Inequality? - Paperback
Brewer Mike - What Do We Know And What Should We Do About Inequality? - Paperback
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Description: A brilliantly clear and concise guide. Highly recommended. Ben Chu Economic inequality in the UK is currently at historically high levels and the rise in income inequality over the last 30 years is one of the largest across developed nations. But what caused this sustained increase in inequality and what does it mean for modern society in the UK? In this book Economist Mike Brewer discusses the causes and consequences of these high levels of economic inequality outlining why the UK became so unequal in the 1980s and how this has developed further since the 2008 financial crash and the austerity that followed. Brewer then presents new analysis of the top 1% and 0.1% before assessing the relevance of Thomas Piketty's landmark work and predictions around wealth inequalities. The author then outlines six key areas that need addressing to move the UK off its high - inequality path and towards a fairer society including wealth redistribution social mobility and excessive pay at the top. About THE Series: The What Do We Know and What Should We Do About. ? series offers readers short up - to - date overviews of key issues often misrepresented simplified or misunderstood in modern society and the media. Each book is written by a leading social scientist with an established reputation in the relevant subject area. The Series Editor is Professor Chris Grey Royal Holloway University of London
Title: What Do We Know And What Should We Do About Inequality?
Author(s): Brewer Mike
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
Barcode: 9781526460417
Pages: 120 Pages
Publication Date: 6/17/2019
Series: What Do We Know and What Should We Do About:
Category: Sociology
Description: A brilliantly clear and concise guide. Highly recommended. Ben Chu Economic inequality in the UK is currently at historically high levels and the rise in income inequality over the last 30 years is one of the largest across developed nations. But what caused this sustained increase in inequality and what does it mean for modern society in the UK? In this book Economist Mike Brewer discusses the causes and consequences of these high levels of economic inequality outlining why the UK became so unequal in the 1980s and how this has developed further since the 2008 financial crash and the austerity that followed. Brewer then presents new analysis of the top 1% and 0.1% before assessing the relevance of Thomas Piketty's landmark work and predictions around wealth inequalities. The author then outlines six key areas that need addressing to move the UK off its high - inequality path and towards a fairer society including wealth redistribution social mobility and excessive pay at the top. About THE Series: The What Do We Know and What Should We Do About. ? series offers readers short up - to - date overviews of key issues often misrepresented simplified or misunderstood in modern society and the media. Each book is written by a leading social scientist with an established reputation in the relevant subject area. The Series Editor is Professor Chris Grey Royal Holloway University of London
Title: What Do We Know And What Should We Do About Inequality?
Author(s): Brewer Mike
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
Barcode: 9781526460417
Pages: 120 Pages
Publication Date: 6/17/2019
Series: What Do We Know and What Should We Do About:
Category: Sociology
