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Description

1. ix, 181 pages; 19 cm

Summary

1. Although economic inequality provokes widespread disquiet, its supposed necessity is rarely questioned. At best, a basic level of inequality is seen as a necessary evil. At worst, it is seen as insufficient to encourage aspiration, hard work and investment, a refrain sometimes used to advocate ever greater inequality. In this original new book, Danny Dorling critically analyses historical trends and contemporary assumptions in order to question the idea that inequality is an inevitability. What if, he asks, widespread economic inequality is actually just a passing phase, a feature of the capitalist transition from a settled rural way of life to our next highly urban steady-state? Is it really likely that we face a Blade Runner-style dystopian future divided between a tiny elite and an impoverished mass? Dorling shows how a stabilising population, changing gender relations and rising access to education make a more egalitarian alternative to this nightmare vision not only preferable, but realistic. This bold contribution to one of most significant debates of our time will be essential reading for anyone interested in our economic, social and political destiny.

Series statement

1. The future of capitalism series

Uniform title

1. Future of capitalism.

Subject

1. Economic policy > Social aspects
2. Equality
3. Economic development > Social aspects

Contents

1. Bell curves -- A history of inequality -- Why argue for inequality? -- Who benefits from inequality? -- Where do the costs of inequality fall? -- What are the alternatives to inequality? -- When will the fall in inequality become clear? -- Reasons for optimism.

Call number

1. JFC 18-98

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references.

Author

1. Dorling, Daniel, author.

Title

1. Do we need economic inequality? / Danny Dorling.

Publisher

1. Malden, MA : Polity Press, [2018]

Copyright date

1. ©2018

Type of content

1. text

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Series

1. The future of capitalism series
2. Future of capitalism.

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references.

Other form:

1. Online version: Dorling, Daniel, author, Do we need economic inequality? Malden, MA : Polity Press, [2017] 9781509516575 (DLC) 2017022760

LCCN

1. 2017021113

ISBN

1. 9781509516544 hardback
2. 1509516549 hardback
3. 9781509516551 pbk.
4. 1509516557 pbk.

Research call number

1. JFC 18-98