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The Atlas of Global Inequalities / Ben Crow, Suresh K. Lodha.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Crow, Ben, Author.
- Lodha, Suresh K., Author.
- Series:
- Myriad edition.
- A Myriad edition
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Equality--Statistics--Maps.
- Equality.
- Regional disparities--Statistics--Maps.
- Regional disparities.
- Social indicators--Regional disparities--Maps.
- Social indicators.
- Regional economic disparities--Maps.
- Regional economic disparities.
- Health services accessibility--Regional disparities--Maps.
- Health services accessibility.
- Power (Social sciences)--Regional disparities--Maps.
- Power (Social sciences).
- Economic development--Social aspects.
- Economic development.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (129 p.)
- Edition:
- [Enhanced Credo edition]
- Place of Publication:
- Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2016]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- Drawing on research from around the world, this atlas gives shape and meaning to statistics, making it an indispensable resource for understanding global inequalities and an inspiration for social and political action. Inequality underlies many of the challenges facing the world today, and The Atlas of Global Inequalities considers the issue in all its dimensions. Organized in thematic parts, it maps not only the global distribution of income and wealth, but also inequalities in social and political rights and freedoms. It describes how inadequate health services, unsafe water, and barriers to education hinder people's ability to live their lives to the full; assesses poor transport, energy, and digital communication infrastructures and their effect on economic development; and highlights the dangers of unclean and unhealthy indoor and outdoor environments. Through world, regional, and country maps, and innovative and intriguing graphics, the authors unravel the complexity of inequality, revealing differences between countries as well as illustrating inequalities within them.Topics include: the discrimination suffered by children with a disability; the impact of inefficient and dangerous household fuels on the daily lives and long-term health of those who rely on them; the unequal opportunities available to women; and the reasons for families' descent into, and reemergence from, poverty.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. Economic Inequalities
- 2. Power Inequalities
- 3. Social Inequalities
- 4. Inequalities of Access
- 5. Health Inequalities
- 6. Educational Inequalities
- 7. Environmental Inequalities
- 8. Towards Equality
- 9. Data, Definitions & Sources
- Glossary
- Sources
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)
- ISBN:
- 9780520966840
- 0520966848
- 9781784029722
- 1784029726
- OCLC:
- 900201171
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