TY  - BOOK
AU  - Giddens,Anthony
AU  - Diamond,Patrick
ED  - Policy Network.
TI  - The new egalitarianism
SN  - 0745634303
AV  - HM821 
U1  - 305 22
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Polity
KW  - Equality
N1  - Based on three meetings of Policy Network's working group on "Community and Inequality" in 2004; Includes bibliographical references and index; 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
N2  - "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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