| Wealth and the Wealthy: Exploring and Tackling Inequalities Between Rich and Poor Contributor(s): Rowlingson, Karen (Author), McKay, Stephen D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1847423086 ISBN-13: 9781847423085 Publisher: Policy Press OUR PRICE: $142.45 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Business & Economics | Economics - Theory - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Policy |
| Dewey: 330.1 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 9.2" (1.20 lbs) 269 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Wealth and the wealthy have received relatively little attention from social scientists despite a growing wealth gap. Aimed at a broad social science and public readership, this book draws on new data on wealth to answer the following key questions: What is wealth? Who has got it? Where might we draw a 'wealth line'? Who lies above it? And what might policy do about wealth and the wealthy? Using data sources from the HMRC to the Sunday Times Rich list, this book provides a comprehensive and critical discussion of these issues, and looks at potential policy responses, including 'asset-based' welfare and taxation. |
Contributor Bio(s): Rowlingson, Karen: - Karen Rowlingson is professor of social policy and director of the Centre on Household Assets and Savings Management at the University of Birmingham. McKay, Stephen: -Stephen McKay is professor of social research in the School of Social Policy at the University of Birmingham. |
