This definitive volume has been fully revised with additional readings and newly commissioned pieces, all from top scholars in the field to reflect the most recent changes in social stratification today. The study of poverty and inequality has been thrust into the foreground as …
Om hvordan demokratiet ifølge forfatteren er en trussel mod samfundets privilegerede
In this powerful new work, Thomas Piketty reminds us that rising inequality is not inevitable. Over the centuries, we have been moving toward greater equality. Piketty guides us with elegance and concision through the great movements that have made the modern world and shows how…
The consequences of the technological revolution are about to hit hard: unemployment will spike as new technologies replace labor in the manufacturing, service, and professional sectors of an economy that is already struggling. This book argues that the United States needs a new…
A central player in every major church-state-separation battle for decades, the Rev. Barry W. Lynn understands the complexities of this divisive issue like few others. As a long-time activist, a civil rights lawyer, and an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, he off…
Forfatternes hovedpointe er, at der ses et sammenfald mellem graden af indkomstforskelle og omfanget af sociale og helbredsmæssige problemer i et samfund. Graden af lighed måles og fortolkes ud fra et stort antal indikatorer blandt et lands befolkning.
This important book explores the values of equality and diversity as promoted across liberal societies, drawing on various traditions of political and social philosophy, including liberal egalitarianism, existentialism, and elements of post-modernism and post-structuralism. Thes…
Throughout the world, equity and excellence in education is a major issue of concern. International comparative studies such as those carried out by OECD (PISA) have launched a worldwide debate on the effectiveness of educational systems (macro level), schools (meso level) and t…
