Public policy to reduce inequalities across Europe : : hope versus reality / / Paul Cairney, Michael Keating, Sean Kippin, Emily St. Denny.

• Superior document: Oxford scholarship online
• VerfasserIn: Cairney, Paul, 1973-; Keating, Michael, 1950-; St. Denny, Emily,; Kippin, Sean,
• TeilnehmendeR: Keating, Michael, 1950-; St. Denny, Emily,; Kippin, Sean,
• Place / Publishing House: Oxford, England ;, New York, New York : : Oxford University Press,, [2022]; ©2022
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Oxford scholarship online.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (225 pages)
• Notes: Also issued in print: 2022.; "This is an open access publication, available online and distributed under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution - Non Commercial - No Derivatives 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)"--Title page verso.

There is a broad consensus across European states and the EU that social and economic inequality is a problem that needs to be addressed. Yet inequality policy is notoriously complex and contested. This book approaches the issue through extensive analysis of territorial politics and policy.

Table of Contents

Cover -- Titlepage -- Copyright -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- 1 Introduction: Why Do Governments Struggle to Reduce Inequalities? -- 2 Solving Inequalities via Policy Learning and Transfer -- 3 Mapping Responsibilities to Reduce Inequalities Across the EU -- 4 Contesting the Scale at Which Inequalities Policies Should Be Solved -- 5 Inequalities Policies in Practice: Subnational Strategies and Choices -- 6 Strategies to Reduce Health Inequalities -- 7 Strategies to Reduce Inequalities in Education -- 8 Strategies to Reduce Gender Inequalities -- 9 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.