The New EgalitarianismISBN: 978-0-7456-3430-2
Hardcover
224 pages
August 2005, Polity
Other Available Formats: Paperback
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Bringing together original contributions from globally renowned
thinkers such as Gosta Esping-Andersen, Saskia Sassen, Ulrich Beck
and Anthony Giddens, as well as senior New Labour figures, the book
offers a coherent account of the dynamic and multi-faceted nature
of contemporary inequality, and lays out how these inequalities can
be countered. Drawing on a wide range of evidence, and the
experiences of governments worldwide, it proposes a fresh agenda
for social change. The Editors propose a 'new egalitarianism' - an
approach to equality consistent with the demands of a post-modern
economy and society.
The book shows that there is a viable future for a left-of-centre politics anchored in egalitarian values, but that it requires a break with some core assumptions of the past. The New Egalitarianism will be essential reading for anyone concerned about social inequality, and the future of democratic politics.