Tackling inequalities : where are we now and what can be done? / [electronic resource]
Pantazis, Christina,editor.
Gordon, David,1959-editor.
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.
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
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 22 Jul 2022).
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.
Equality