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. Ed(S): Roberts, S.; Atkinson, W.; Savage, M. - Class Inequality in Austerity Britain - 9781349437016 - V9781349437016
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Class Inequality in Austerity Britain

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Description for Class Inequality in Austerity Britain Paperback. Editor(s): Roberts, S.; Atkinson, W.; Savage, M. Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFF; JHB; JHBL; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
When the Coalition Government came to power in 2010 in claimed it would deliver not just austerity, as necessary as that apparently was, but also fairness. This volume subjects this pledge to critical interrogation by exposing the interests behind the policy programme pursued and their damaging effects on class inequalities. Situated within a recognition of the longer-term rise of neoliberal politics, reflections on the status of sociology as a source of critique and current debates over the relationship between the cultural and economic dimensions of social class, the contributors cover an impressively wide range of relevant topics, from education, family ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
195
Condition
New
Number of Pages
195
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349437016
SKU
V9781349437016
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99-15

About . Ed(S): Roberts, S.; Atkinson, W.; Savage, M.
WILL ATKINSON British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies at the University of Bristol, UK HARRIET BRADLEY Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Senior Research Fellow in the School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies at the University of Bristol, UK MATT CLEMENT Associate Lecturer in the Department of Health and Applied Social Science at ... Read more

Reviews for Class Inequality in Austerity Britain
'A timely and welcome attempt to make a public debate about enforced austerity and amplified entitlements. Drawing on substantive research findings from experts across a wide range of fields, the book is essential reading for those who want to understand what is really happening at the moment. It reveals how it is not just the economy and politics that are ... Read more

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