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Global Handbook of Inequality / edited by Surinder S. Jodhka, Boike Rehbein.
Springer Nature - Springer Reference Module Humanities and Social Sciences eBooks 2024 Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jodhka, Surinder S.
- Series:
- Social Sciences Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social structure.
- Equality.
- Social sciences--Philosophy.
- Social sciences.
- Economic development.
- Development economics.
- Social justice.
- Human rights.
- Social Structure.
- Social Theory.
- Development Studies.
- Development Economics.
- Social Justice.
- Politics and Human Rights.
- Local Subjects:
- Social Structure.
- Social Theory.
- Development Studies.
- Development Economics.
- Social Justice.
- Politics and Human Rights.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1869 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2024.
- Place of Publication:
- Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2024.
- Summary:
- This handbook provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive review of the literature on inequality. It provides comprehensive overviews of the main theoretical traditions, concepts, dimensions, methodologies and contemporary debates around inequality as well as outlines of the situation of inequality in the world regions. Each entry covers the most relevant literature on the respective topic and gives an introduction to the key discussions. This authoritative reference work includes contributions from established and upcoming scholars based all over the world, and is truly global in perspective. It serves as a first introduction to the study of a particular field or issue related to inequality. The distinctive aspect of this handbook is its emphasis on the lived realities of inequality, its relational and cultural aspects, as well as the economic and quantitative aspects. This is a must-read reference volume for students, researchers and professionals interested in this topicacross the spectrum of the social sciences. .
- Contents:
- Economic Process and World Regions
- Exploitation and Inequality
- Karl Marx and Inequalities of Social Class
- Angela Davis on a New Kind of Universality
- Social Inequality in Africa
- Wealth and Inequality.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9783031321528
- OCLC:
- 1472989651
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