We are living in the most remarkable and dangerous times. Globally, the richest 1% have never held a greater share of world wealth, while the share of most of the other 99% has collapsed in the last five years. In this fully rewritten and updated edition of Injustice, Dorling offers hope of a more equal society.
Contents
Inequality, the antecedent and outcome of injustice -- ‘Elitism is efficient’: new educational divisions -- ‘Exclusion is necessary’: excluding people from society -- ‘Prejudice is natural’: a wider racism‘ -- Greed is good’: consumption and waste -- ‘Despair is inevitable’: health and wellbeing -- Conspiracy, consensus, conclusion.
Author(s): Dorling, Daniel, author ; Pizzigati, Sam, ; Wilkinson, Richard,
Publisher: Policy Press
Year: 2015
Language: English
City: England
Contents
List of figures
Acknowledgements
Letter from America: commentary by Sam Pizzigati
Foreword by Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett
Introduction
Inequality, the antecedent and outcome of injustice
‘Elitism is efficient’: new educational divisions
‘Exclusion is necessary’: excluding people from society
‘Prejudice is natural’: a wider racism
‘Greed is good’: consumption and waste
‘Despair is inevitable’: health and wellbeing
Conspiracy, consensus, conclusion
Notes and sources
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