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REVISED EDITION NOW AVAILABLE Few would dispute that we live in an unequal and unjust world, but what causes this inequality to persist? Leading social commentator and academic Danny Dorling claims in this timely book that, as the five social evils identified by Beveridge are gradually being eradicated, they are being replaced by five new tenets of injustice, viz: elitism is efficient; exclusion is necessary; prejudice is natural; greed is good; and despair is inevitable. In an informal yet authoritative style, Dorling examines who is most harmed by these injustices and why, and what happens to those who most benefit. Hard-hitting and uncompromising in its call to action, this is essential reading for everyone concerned with social justice.
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Injustice Few would dispute that we live in an unequal and unjust world, but what causes this inequality to persist? This book claims that in rich countries inequality is no longer caused by not having enough resources to share, but by unrecognised and unacknowledged beliefs which actually propagate it. Full description
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"A geographer maps the injustices of Selfish Capitalism with scholarly detachment." --Oliver James, author of 'Affluenza'
"Beliefs which serve privilege, elitism and inequality, infect our minds like computer viruses. But now Dorling provides the brain-cleaning software we need to begin creating a happier society. " --Richard Wilkinson, Emeritus Professor of Social Epidemiology and author of "The Spirit Level"
"For injustice to flourish, inequality must appear as natural, normal, innate, and inevitable. Danny Dorling, in this impassioned, empirical, and hopeful book, skewers ideologies that justify injustice -- and reminds us that a necessary step towards creating a better world is collectively imagining it is possible." --Nancy Krieger, Harvard School of Public Health
"Beliefs which serve privilege, elitism and inequality, infect our minds like computer viruses. But now Dorling provides the brain-cleaning software we need to begin creating a happier society. " --Richard Wilkinson, Emeritus Professor of Social Epidemiology and author of "The Spirit Level"
"For injustice to flourish, inequality must appear as natural, normal, innate, and inevitable. Danny Dorling, in this impassioned, empirical, and hopeful book, skewers ideologies that justify injustice -- and reminds us that a necessary step towards creating a better world is collectively imagining it is possible." --Nancy Krieger, Harvard School of Public Health
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- PublisherPolicy Press
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 1847424260
- ISBN 13 9781847424266
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages400
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Injustice: Why Social Inequality Persists
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