A question of inequality : the politics of equal worth / Christopher Steed.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Steed, Christopher, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Equality--Economic aspects.

Equality.

Income distribution.

Physical Description:

vi, 250 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London : I.B. Tauris, 2018.

Contents:

Part 1 Landscapes of Inequality

Chapter 2 Winners, Losers and New Class Divides p. 26

Chapter 3 Global Divides p. 44

Chapter 4 Half the World: Identity Wars p. 56

Chapter 5 War on the Skin p. 70

Chapter 6 Intact Bodies, Wounded History p. 79

Part 2 Why We Should Not Just Accept Inequality

Chapter 7 Moral Outrage: Religious and Philosophical Arguments p. 89

Chapter 8 Why Inequality Matters: Economic and Practical Arguments p. 104

Chapter 9 The Argument from Intensified Social Comparison p. 115

Chapter 10 The Psychodynamic Argument: Marx versus Freud p. 126

Part 3 Clarifying Social Dynamics of Inequality: Notes on a Theory

Chapter 11 A Theory of Social Relativity p. 143

Chapter 12 The Politics of Positions p. 153

Chapter 13 Understanding the Triggers: Indifference, Indignity and Inequality p. 166

Chapter 14 Inequality's Inner Thread: Towards a New Social Category p. 180

Chapter 15 The Effect of Inequality: Demoralisation, Resignation and the Protest p. 196

Chapter 16 The Politics of Equal Worth p. 205.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1788311531

9781788311533

OCLC:

1030592273

Publisher Number:

99978345464