178 Pages
by
Routledge
178 Pages
by
Routledge
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Originally published in 1983, the contributors to this book focus on a small group of private individuals who own a large part of Britain’s assets. In particular the book examines how new privileges were being created and old ones entrenched and magnified. It summarises what was then known about the distribution of income and wealth in British society and examines the sweeping changes made by the... Read more
Introduction: The Politics of Wealth Frank Field 1. Wealth and the Two Nations Chris Pond 2. The Right To Be Unequal: Inequality in Incomes Clive Playford and Chris Pond 3. Breaking the Mould: The Thatcher Government’s Fiscal Policies Frank Field 4. Policy Issues in the Distribution of Income and Wealth: Some Lessons from the Diamond Commission Dorothy Wedderburn 5. The Taxation of Agricultural Wealth: Northfield and After Alister Sutherland 6. Rates and the Distribution of Income: Fact and Fantasy Anthony Christopher 7. Pensions, Wealth and the Extension of Inequality Mike Reddin.
Biography
Frank Field (1942–2024)
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