The Age of Inequality
Stephen Machin(Author)
Orion Business (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
Published on 7. October 1999
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-0-7528-1170-3 (ISBN)
Description
The question of earnings - who earns what, and whether or not they are worth it - is very contentious. Gulfs are widening between different groups: the rich and poor; the private and public sectors; "worthwhile" professions and occupations concerned solely with wealth extraction. Inequality is also growing within these groups: between a few mega-earning superstars as exemplified in the "fat cats" debate, and the mass of dispensable also-rans. In this work, inequality analyst Stephen Machin discusses both the populist and expert views on why rising inequality has emerged in Britain, and what the social and economic implications are likely to be for individuals. There are complex economic forces at work, but the basic trend is simple: in the age of knowledge workers, rapidly-changing technology and global competition, a few winners will get richer, while the rest of us get poorer.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Orion Publishing Co
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
graphs, tables
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
300 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7528-1170-3 (9780752811703)
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