The careless state wealth and welfare in Britain today
This book considers the social and economic damage wrought by neo-liberalism, in Britain and beyond. Paul Taylor analyses the effects of the increasing inequalities of income and wealth in recent years, concluding that a wide range of problems for the middle sections of society can be traced to the...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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London :
Bloomsbury Academic
2010.
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009684825306719 |
| Summary: | This book considers the social and economic damage wrought by neo-liberalism, in Britain and beyond. Paul Taylor analyses the effects of the increasing inequalities of income and wealth in recent years, concluding that a wide range of problems for the middle sections of society can be traced to the appearance of a class of the 'über-rich', the example they set and the demands they make. He takes the view that what has happened is the opposite of the much vaunted 'trickle-down effect'; there is actually a 'trickle-up effect' not only in the distribution of wealth but also in the ownership of pr |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (383 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781282894600 9786612894602 9781849660365 9781849663557 |
