Book description
Among the most important and widely debated questions of political equity and policy of contemporary Britain are those concerning equality and inequality in all their dimensions, especially in the economic sphere. Until now, however, there have been few, if any, books devoted to tracing the history of equality and inequality in Britain in a simple and clear, but well-informed way.
W. D. Rubinstein’s Wealth and Inequality in Britain discusses the evolution of legal, political and social equality in Britain in modern times and then outlines and discusses the major contemporary debate over economic equality and inequality in Britain. His overall conclusion – that there has been a demonstrable and continuing increase in economic equality during the past generation, a gain which is continuing almost unabated at the present time – is bound to be highly controversial, but it is supported by a wealth of sources and data, including international comparisons.
