Description: This book addresses the question of the extent of and responses to inequalities in the UK in 2017 in the wake of the 2008 Great Recession and provides an up-to-date account of the distribution of inequalities, the evolving ways they are measured/addressed as well as the changing perception of inequalities by the general public and policy-makers.
Review Quotes: Drawing on data from the Great British Class Survey and other sources, contributors in urban studies, geography, social policy, British studies, economic research, and sociology use both quantitative and qualitative methods to assess economic inequalities in the UK during the period 2008-2017. The situation in the UK is also compared with the EU as a whole. The book reveals regional differences in economic inequalities in the UK and in how the government has dealt with problems in health, housing, education, and immigration. The book concludes with discussion of the impact of the 'inequality agenda' on political debates and public policies. B&w maps, charts, and images are included.--Annotation (c)2018 "(protoview.com)"