Tackling Inequalities: Where Are We Now and What Can Be Done?

doi:10.46692/9781847425089

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.

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Frontmatter
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Contents
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List of tables and figures
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Preface
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- By Dave Gordon, Alison Macfarlane
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Acknowledgements
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List of acronyms
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Notes on contributors
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1 - Introduction
pp 1-24
- By Christina Pantazis
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2 - Inequalities in income, wealth and standard of living in Britain
pp 25-58
- By David Gordon
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3 - Inequalities in employment: problems of spatial divergence
pp 59-86
- By Ivan Turok
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4 - Educational inequalities and Education Action Zones
pp 87-100
- By Ian Plewis
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5 - How can we end inequalities in housing?
pp 101-116
- By Alan Murie
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6 - Tackling inequalities in crime and social harm
pp 117-140
- By Christina Pantazis
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7 - Poverty across the life-course and health
pp 141-158
- By George Davey Smith, David Gordon
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8 - Inequalities in health service provision: how research findings are ignored
pp 159-180
- By Walter Barker, Colin Chalmers
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9 - A mortality league table for Cabinet ministers?
pp 181-210
- By Danny Dorling
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10 - Ending world poverty in the 21st century
pp 211-232
- By Peter Townsend
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Index
pp 233-239
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Where Are We Now and What Can Be Done?

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Frontmatter
pp i-ii

Contents
pp iii-iii

List of tables and figures
pp iv-vi

Preface
pp vii-x

Acknowledgements
pp xi-xi

List of acronyms
pp xii-xiv

Notes on contributors
pp xv-xvi

1 - Introduction
pp 1-24

2 - Inequalities in income, wealth and standard of living in Britain
pp 25-58

3 - Inequalities in employment: problems of spatial divergence
pp 59-86

4 - Educational inequalities and Education Action Zones
pp 87-100

5 - How can we end inequalities in housing?
pp 101-116

6 - Tackling inequalities in crime and social harm
pp 117-140

7 - Poverty across the life-course and health
pp 141-158

8 - Inequalities in health service provision: how research findings are ignored
pp 159-180

9 - A mortality league table for Cabinet ministers?
pp 181-210

10 - Ending world poverty in the 21st century
pp 211-232

Index
pp 233-239

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