Public policy to reduce inequalities across Europe : hope versus reality / Paul Cairney, Michael Keating, Sean Kippin, Emily St. Denny.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cairney, Paul, 1973- author.

Keating, Michael, 1950- author.

Kippin, Sean, author.

St. Denny, Emily, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Equality--Government policy--European Union countries.

Equality.

Equality--European Union countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 pages)

Other Title:

Public Policy to Reduce Inequalities across Europe

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2022]

Summary:

There is a broad consensus across European states and the EU that social and economic inequality is a problem that needs to be addressed. Yet inequality policy is notoriously complex and contested. This book approaches the issue through extensive analysis of territorial politics and policy.

Contents:

Cover

Titlepage

Copyright

Acknowledgements

Contents

1 Introduction: Why Do Governments Struggle to Reduce Inequalities?

2 Solving Inequalities via Policy Learning and Transfer

3 Mapping Responsibilities to Reduce Inequalities Across the EU

4 Contesting the Scale at Which Inequalities Policies Should Be Solved

5 Inequalities Policies in Practice: Subnational Strategies and Choices

6 Strategies to Reduce Health Inequalities

7 Strategies to Reduce Inequalities in Education

8 Strategies to Reduce Gender Inequalities

9 Conclusion

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2022.

"This is an open access publication, available online and distributed under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution - Non Commercial - No Derivatives 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

0-19-192486-5

0-19-265373-3

0-19-265372-5