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 t...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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London ; New York :
Bloomsbury Academic,
2010.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| 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 property and access to education, medicine and the law. He goes on to look at the government's failure to deal effectively with these problems, putting them in the context of the need to deal with the threat of terrorism and the effects of globalization. The book is highly relevant to the current crisis in the global financial system, especially with regard to its effects in the UK and USA, but it places that crisis in the context of wider developments."--Publisher's description |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 230 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781849663557 1849663556 1849660360 9781849660365 9781849661003 1849661006 1282894609 9781282894600 |
| DOI: | 10.5040/9781849661003 |