Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword ix
4. The IFS Deaton Review Panel xi
5. Acknowledgements xiii
6. 1 Why Inequality?
7. Introduction 1
8. What Has Happened to Income Inequality? 5
9. Wealth and Opportunity 12
10. More Stagnation 17
11. Where Next? 19
12. 2 Why Does Inequality Matter?
13. Introduction: Setting the Scene 23
14. Objections to Forms of Inequality: Causes 24
15. Objections to Forms of Inequality: Consequences 26
16. Relational Inequality 36
17. Objections to Inequality as a Concern 38
18. Conclusion 46
19. 3 Family, Education, and Opportunity
20. Introduction 48
21. Intergenerational and Social Mobility 49
22. Parenting and the Early Years 52
23. The School Years 60
24. Nuances: Ethnicity, Gender, and Place 65
25. Pathways Through Post-Compulsory Education 68
26. Final Thoughts 74
27. 4 Stalling Progress in the Labour Market
28. Introduction 77
29. Remembering the Progress 81
30. Dislocation and the Beginnings of Our Current Predicament: The 1980s 87
31. A Period of Calm and Problems Papered Over: 1993–2008 90
32. Stagnation: 2008 to the Present 95
33. Stuck for Ideas? 97
34. 5 Coming Apart
35. Introduction 103
36. Jobs 107
37. Firms 114
38. Places 123
39. People 128
40. A New Industrial Policy? 133
41. 6 Where It All Ends Up
42. Introduction 136
43. Wealth and Intergenerational Inequalities 137
44. Health and Disability 145
45. Politics 156
46. Summing Up 162
47. 7 Conclusions
48. Introduction 164
49. Five Principles 169
50. Three Big Challenges 181
51. Finding a Way Forward 186
52. Notes 191
53. References 201
54. Dimensions of Inequality: The IFS Deaton Review 217
55. Index 227
56. A NOTE ON THE TYPE 235