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Inequality and The 1%

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Publisher
Verso Books
Language
English
Published
2019
  • Equality
  • Poverty
  • Social classes, great britain
  • Social classes
  • Equality--great britain
  • Poverty--great britain
  • Social classes--great britain
  • Social structure

"Inequality is more than just economics. It is the culture that divides and makes social mobility impossible. Leading geographer Danny Dorling goes in pursuit of the latest research into how the lives and ideas of the 1 percent impact the remaining 99 percent; and the findings are shocking. Inequality in the UK is increasing; more and more people are driven toward the poverty line. The mere accident of being born outside the 1 percent will have a dramatic impact on the rest of your life: it will reduce your life expectancy, as well as educational and work prospects, and affect your mental health. In this book filled with illustrations and infographics that bring the facts to life, Dorling convincingly proves that the cost of the super rich is just too high for us"--