This book considers the social and economic damage wrought by
neo-liberalism, both 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.
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ISBN
9781849660365
Publisert
2015
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Vendor
Bloomsbury Academic
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Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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