Wilkinson RG. Unfair Shares: the effects of widening income differentials on the welfare of the young. London: Barnardos, 1994

A report for a charity dedicated to supporting families living in poverty, Wilkinson looks at many aspects of economic inequality as they affect children and young people. Why, as he asks, "as a society becomes more materially prosperous, are there increasing signs of social failure?" Relative poverty and income inequality in a society have widespread social and psychological repercussions on the population. The subjects covered include: declining reading standards, welfare, homelessness, suicide, crime, depression, and drugs. It suggests that declining education achievement, drug abuse and crime are associated with increasing relative deprivation, as indicated by widening income distribution. 

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 The Effect of Income Distribution on Health: International Evidence

Chapter 3 Trends in the U. K. during the 1980s

Chapter 4 Longer-Term Trends and Effects of Relative Deprivation

Chapter 5 Explanations

Chapter 6 Conclusions

Source

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