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Injustice: Why social inequality persists
Daniel Dorling
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Description for Injustice: Why social inequality persists
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REVISED EDITION NOW AVAILABLEFew would dispute that we live in an unequal and unjust world, but what causes this inequality to persist? Leading social commentator and academic Danny Dorling claims in this timely book that in rich countries inequality is no longer caused by not having enough resources to share, but by unrecognised and unacknowledged beliefs which actually propagate it. Based on significant research across a range of fields, in Injustice Dorling argues that, as the five social evils identified by Beveridge at the dawn of the British welfare state are gradually being eradicated (ignorance, want, idleness, squalor and ... Read more
REVISED EDITION NOW AVAILABLEFew would dispute that we live in an unequal and unjust world, but what causes this inequality to persist? Leading social commentator and academic Danny Dorling claims in this timely book that in rich countries inequality is no longer caused by not having enough resources to share, but by unrecognised and unacknowledged beliefs which actually propagate it. Based on significant research across a range of fields, in Injustice Dorling argues that, as the five social evils identified by Beveridge at the dawn of the British welfare state are gradually being eradicated (ignorance, want, idleness, squalor and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Policy Press
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
Number of Pages
424
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847427205
SKU
V9781847427205
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Ref
99-1
About Daniel Dorling
Danny Dorling is Professor of Human Geography at the University of Sheffield. With colleagues he has published 25 books, including 8 atlases, one now translated into 7 languages. In 2007 (Sir) Simon Jenkins described him as 'Geographer Royal by Appointment to the Left', in 2008 he was appointed Honorary President of the Society of Cartographers, and in 2009 he was ... Read more
Reviews for Injustice: Why social inequality persists
"A brilliant analysis of the nature of inequality in the UK. It is a 'must read' for anyone who wants to understand inequality and how we might tackle it. " Matthew Taylor, Chief Executive, RSA "For decades researchers have shown the damage inequality does to all Society and Dorling's wonderful book extends this. With brilliance and passion Dorling analyses the ... Read more