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Wealth, Poverty and Enduring Inequality

By Sarah Kerr

Wealth, Poverty and Enduring Inequality

By Sarah Kerr

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The rich and the poor in the UK are subject to radically different legislative approaches. While the behaviours of the poor are relentlessly scrutinised, those of the rich are ignored or enabled. In this book, Sarah Kerr suggests that we live in a state of 'wealtherty', characterised by the hyper-concentration of wealth and a stark distinction between the rich and the rest. Drawing on evidence from the 1500s onwards, she reveals a long history of government scrutiny of the poor and ignorance of the rich. She contests contemporary policy and practice which disregards the enduring role of the rich in the production of poverty and poverty in the production of the rich. In pursuit of social and economic justice, this radical book challenges policy makers and researchers to stop talking about poverty and to start addressing the problems caused by wealtherty.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
256
Release Date:
2024-09-27
Publication Date:
2024-10-22
Publisher:
Bristol University Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1447370562
ISBN13:
9781447370567
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
366 g
Height:
153 cm
Width:
233 cm
Thickness:
15 cm
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