{"product_id":"the-richer-the-poorer-9781447363217","title":"The Richer The Poorer","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis landmark book charts the rollercoaster history of both rich and poor, and the mechanisms that link them. Stewart Lansley examines the  ideological rifts that have driven society back to the divisions of the past and asks why rich and poor citizens are still judged by very different standards.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A resource that can help us make up our own minds about extremes of wealth and poverty, privilege and want, instead of being encouraged to ‘other’ welfare claimants and kid ourselves we share the interests of the profiteering one per cent. We should arm ourselves with it in all our anti-poverty struggles.” Cost of Living\u003cbr\u003e“The key takeaway of this excellent history is that poverty cannot be fought effectively, unless we also tackle the social and economic inequality that creates it.” Labour Hub\u003cbr\u003e“Crucially, the book extends our understanding of inequality by showing the clear, dependent relationship, between poverty and wealth creation. The book forces readers to confront, not just the reliance of the rich on the poor to make money, but also the long-standing and stubborn nature of this relationship in Britain”.  Brave New Europe ”A vivid description of the fall and rise of poverty and inequality... impressive survey and analysis of 200 years of inequality.\" Journal of Social Policy “Important....passionate and thoroughly researched.” Political Quarterly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Knighthoods for the rich, penalties for the poor Part 1: 1800-1939 1. Hierarchical discipline 2. Britain’s gilded age 3. Public penury and private ostentation 4. A roller-coaster ride Part 2: 1940-59 5. The future belongs to us 6. Britain’s ‘New Deal' 7. Brave new world 8. A shallow consensus Part 3: 1960-79 9. The rediscovery of poverty 10. Poorer under Labour 11. Consolidation or advance?  12. Peak equality Part 4: 1980-96 13. Don’t mention the 'p' word 14. Zapping Labour 15. The dark shadow of the Poor Law 16. The great widening                                                   17. Money worship  Part 5: 1997-2010                  18. The elephant in the room  19. Still born to rule  20. I'm not Mother Teresa 21. The house of cards                                                22. The good, the bad and the ugly    Part 6: 2011-20    23. Divide and rule: playing politics with poverty 24. A leaner state 25. Burning injustice 26. Growing rich in their sleep                                   27. The high-inequality, high-poverty cycle  Afterword: COVID-19 and 'the polo season'","brand":"Bristol University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408529793367,"sku":"9781447363217","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781447363217.jpg?v=1730503222","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-richer-the-poorer-9781447363217","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}