Do We Need Economic Inequality?
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Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE ) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title: Do We Need Economic Inequality? ISBN13: 9781509516544 ISBN10: 1509516549 Author: Dorling, Danny (Author) Description: 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, Amongst Much Else, A Stabilizing 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 The Most Significant Debates Of Our Time Will Be Essential Reading For Anyone Interested In Our Economic, Social And Political Destiny Binding: Hardcover, Hardcover Publisher: Polity Press Publication Date: 2017-11-29 Weight: 0.6 lbs Dimensions: 0.8'' H x 7.6'' L x 4.9'' W Number of Pages: 140 Language: English
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