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| Public attitudes to economic inequality | | Corporate Author | Joseph Rowntree Foundation - JRF |
| Journal title | Findings, 2097, July 2007 |
| Publisher | Joseph Rowntree Foundation - JRF, York, July 2007 |
| Pages | 4 pp |
| Source | Joseph Rowntree Foundation, The Homestead, 40 Water End, York YO30 6WP. Findings and full report available as free downloads from http://www.jrf.org.uk |
| Keywords | Poverty ; Wealth ; Social economics ; Attitude ; Social surveys. |
| Annotation | Economic inequality - the unequal distribution of financial resources within the population - is now a marked feature of the socio-economic structure of the UK. However, relatively little is known about public attitudes on this issue. These findings outline a study by Michael Orton at the University of Warwick and Karen Rowlingson at the University of Birmingham, in which they examine public attitudes to economic inequality and related issues of poverty and redistribution of wealth. Drawing on a review of current literature, they find that inequality stands at historically high levels, and that asset inequality has increased since the 1990s, with the top 1% now owning nearly a quarter of all marketable assets. Their main research report is published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) as 'Public attitudes to economic inequality'. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-071105510 A |
| Classmark | W6: W7: W4: DP: 3F |
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