Injustice : why social inequality persists / Daniel Dorling.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dorling, Daniel.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Equality.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (401 p.)

Place of Publication:

Bristol ; Portland, Or. : Policy Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Danny Dorling claims in this timely book that in rich countries inequality is now caused by unacknowledged beliefs which propagate it. Hard-hitting and uncompromising in its call to action, this is essential reading for everyone concerned with social justice.

Contents:

INJUSTICE; Contents; List of figures and tables; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Inequality: the antecedent and outcome of injustice; 3. 'Elitism is efficient': new educational divisions; 4. 'Exclusion is necessary': excluding people from society; 5. 'Prejudice is natural': a wider racism; 6. 'Greed is good': consumptionand waste; 7. 'Despair is inevitable': health and well-being; 8. Conclusion, conspiracy, consensus; Notes and sources; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-98570-1

9786612985706

1-84742-427-9

OCLC:

703155183