The new egalitarianism / edited by Anthony Giddens and Patrick Diamond.

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Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Cambridge : Polity, 2005Description: ix, 254 pages ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

0745634303
9780745634302

Subject(s):

Equality

DDC classification:

305 22

LOC classification:

HM821

Contents:

1. Inequality of incomes and opportunities / Gosta Esping-Andersen -- 2. Does inequality matter? / Edward Miliband -- 3. Inequality in the new knowledge economy / Robert D. Atkinson -- 4. Opportunity and life chances : the dynamics of poverty, inequality and exclusion / Robert Walker -- 5. Where are the poor? : the changing patterns of inequality and the impact of attempts to reduce it / Anne Power -- 6. The new egalitarianism : economic inequality in the UK / Patrick Diamond and Anthony Giddens -- 7. Inequality and recognition : pan-European social conflicts and their political dynamic / Ulrich Beck -- 8. New global classes : implications for politics / Saskia Sassen -- 9. Britain's glue : the case for liberal nationalism / David Goodhart -- 10. Why gender equality? / Magdalena Andersson -- 11. Social corrosion, inequality and health / Richard Wilkinson -- 12. Inequality, choice and public services / Julian Le Grand.

Review: "This book tackles one of the most pressing issues currently facing centre-left governments: social inequality. At a time when the traditional mechanisms of social cohesion have been undermined by greater individualism, the globalization of production and the fragmentation of social life, the challenges posed by inequality are more pronounced than ever before. As communities and cultures become more complex, social solidarity and social justice can increasingly seem like impossible ideals." "The book shows that there is a viable future for a left-of-centre politics anchored in egalitarian values, but that it requires a break with some core assumptions of the past. The New Egalitarianism will be essential reading for anyone concerned about social inequality, and the future of democratic politics."--BOOK JACKET.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	City Campus City Campus Main Collection	305 NEW (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		A293966B

Based on three meetings of Policy Network's working group on "Community and Inequality" in 2004.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"This book tackles one of the most pressing issues currently facing centre-left governments: social inequality. At a time when the traditional mechanisms of social cohesion have been undermined by greater individualism, the globalization of production and the fragmentation of social life, the challenges posed by inequality are more pronounced than ever before. As communities and cultures become more complex, social solidarity and social justice can increasingly seem like impossible ideals." "The book shows that there is a viable future for a left-of-centre politics anchored in egalitarian values, but that it requires a break with some core assumptions of the past. The New Egalitarianism will be essential reading for anyone concerned about social inequality, and the future of democratic politics."--BOOK JACKET.

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