Tackling inequalities : where are we now and what can be done? / edited by Christina Pantazis and David Gordon.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pantazis, Christina, editor.

Gordon, David, 1959- editor.

Series:

Studies in poverty, inequality, and social exclusion

Studies in poverty, inequality and social exclusion

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Equality--Government policy--Great Britain.

Equality.

Great Britain--Social policy.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 239 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Policy Press, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This challenging book brings together contributions from leading poverty analysts on inequalities in income, wealth, standard of living, employment, education, housing, crime and health. It charts the extent of the growth in inequalities and offers a coherent critique of the New Labour government's policies aimed at those tackling this crisis.

Contents:

TACKLING INEQUALITIES; Contents; List of tables and figures; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of acronyms; Notes on contributors; 1. Introduction; 2. Inequalities in income, wealth and standard of living in Britain; 3. Inequalities in employment: problems of spatial divergence; 4. Educational inequalities and Education Action Zones; 5. How can we end inequalities in housing?; 6. Tackling inequalities in crime and social harm; 7. Poverty across the life-course and health; 8. Inequalities in health service provision: how research findings are ignored

9. A mortality league table for Cabinet Ministers?10. Ending world poverty in the 21st century; Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 22 Jul 2022).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612318856

9781447303633

1447303636

9781282318854

1282318853

9781847425089

1847425089

OCLC:

608242407