This volume explores how the media (reality shows, sitcoms, television series), represent the major social classes in the United States. The author argues that the media is responsible for "misrepresenting" social class in American society. She maintains that the media puts more…
Presents statistical information regarding long-term trends in standard of living, financial security, economic mobility, and economic mobility in relation to education, in order to demonstrate the author's view that the American Dream is becoming less attainable for a large gro…
"This book is about being disabled and being poor and the social, cultural and political processes that link these two aspects of living. Environmental barriers, limited access to services and discriminatory attitudes and practice are among key elements that drive disabled peopl…
"This book provides a genuinely pan-European analysis of pauper narratives, focusing on the experiences of the sick poor in England, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Wales. The contributions highlight the value of pauper narratives f…
"Biodiversity conservation and poverty alleviation are both important societal goals demanding increasing international attention. While they may seem to be unrelated, the international policy frameworks that guide action to address them make an explicit assumption that conservi…
Offers an informed analysis of how the United States can be so wealthy yet have an outsized number of unemployed and working poor
Offers an informed analysis of how the United States can be so wealthy yet have an out sized number of unemployed and working poor. Income disparities in our wealthy nation are now wider than at any point since the Great Depression. In 2010, the average compensation for CEOs on…
"The world is a better place than it used to be. People are wealthier and healthier, and live longer lives. Yet the escapes from destitution by so many have left gaping inequalities between people and between nations. In The Great Escape, Angus Deaton--one of the foremost expert…
The 2005 Massey lectures, broadcast as part of CBC Radio's Ideas series.