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