Towards a more equal society?Poverty, inequality and policy since 1997

Abstract

List of figures, tables and boxes v Acknowledgements xi Notes on contributors xiii one Introduction I Kitty Stewartjom Sefton and John Hills Part One: Dimensions of policy and outcomes 19 two Poverty, inequality and redistribution 21 Tom Seftonjohn Hills and Holly Sutherland three 'A scar on the soul of Britain': child poverty and disadvantage under New Labour 47 Kitty Stewart four Education: New Labour's top priority 71 Ruth Lupton, Natalie Heath and Emma Salter five More equal working lives? An assessment of New Labour policies

Canada: A land of missed opportunity for addressing the social determinants of health

“…At base, the challenge facing Canada, all other liberal political economies and, increasingly, even those with social democratic legacies, have been shifts in the nature of global capitalism, in which capital accumulation is increasingly facilitated through financial markets (and not through the 'real' economy of production and consumption) and the ability of investors to reap windfall gains through speculation, land acquisitions and other forms of 'dispossession' of peoples' livelihoods [146]. Not only must social movements engage with national policy shifts; they must also confront the global shifts in capitalism, yet such shifts have occurred in the past [146][147][148][149]. Decisive political and professional leadership are necessary conditions for strengthening the SDH and reducing health inequalities are urgently needed.…”

The triple bind of single-parent families

“…This policy was rightly criticised for being overly complicated and unwieldy, but wrongly criticised for its efficacy. It was a successful policy, although it did not enable the New Labour government to end all child poverty in a generation as was the stated intention (Hills et al, 2009), and research shows that parents spent this new additional income on their children (Dickens, 2011).…”

A Media Discourse Analysis of Lone Parents in the UK: Investigating the Stereotype

“…Modern Britain is not an equal society on many levels (Hills et al 2009), with those who are outside the norm often constructed as deviant (Wilson and Huntington 2006). As Garner has noted, these norms are "usually class-based, gender-biased and ageist" (Garner 2007;p.…”