Towards a more equal society? : : Poverty, inequality and policy since 1997 /

Towards a more equal society? : : Poverty, inequality and policy since 1997 / / ed. by John Hills, Tom Sefton, Kitty Stewart.

When New Labour came to power in 1997, its leaders asked for it to be judged after ten years on its success in making Britain 'a more equal society'. As it approaches the end of an unprecedented third term in office, this book asks whether Britain has indeed moved in that direction. The hi...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Bristol University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-1995
MitwirkendeR:
Burchardt, Tania,
Evandrou, Maria,
Falkingham, Jane,
Heath, Natalie,
Hills, John,
Holder, Holly,
Latorre, Maria,
Lupton, Ruth,
McKnight, Abigail,
Phillips, Coretta,
Power, Anne,
Rutter, Jill,
Salter, Emma,
Sassi, Franco,
Sefton, Tom,
Stewart, Kitty,
Sutherland, Holly,
Vizard, Polly,
HerausgeberIn:
Hills, John,
Sefton, Tom,
Stewart, Kitty,
Place / Publishing House:Bristol : : Policy Press, , [2009]
©2009
Year of Publication:2009
Language:English
Series:CASE Studies on Poverty, Place and Policy
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Physical Description:1 online resource (432 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Notes on contributors
  • Introduction
  • Dimensions of policy and outcomes
  • Poverty, inequality and redistribution
  • ‘A scar on the soul of Britain’: child poverty and disadvantage under New Labour
  • Education: New Labour’s top priority
  • More equal working lives? An assessment of New Labour policies
  • New Labour and unequal neighbourhoods
  • Health inequalities: a persistent problem
  • Pensions and income security in later life
  • Ethnic inequalities: another 10 years of the same?
  • Migration, migrants and inequality
  • Cross-cutting issues
  • Moving in the right direction? Public attitudes to poverty, inequality and redistribution
  • Inequality and the devolved administrations: Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
  • Poverty, inequality and child well-being in international context: still bottom of the pack?
  • Where do we go from here?
  • The Equality and Human Rights Commission: a new point of departure in the battle against discrimination and disadvantage
  • Future pressures: intergenerational links, wealth, demography and sustainability
  • Conclusions: climbing every mountain or retreating from the foothills?
  • References

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