Title: A more equal society?New Labour, poverty, inequality and exclusion
Abstract:Introduction ~ Kitty Stewart and John Hills Part One: Aspects of exclusion: Employment: tackling poverty through 'work for those who can' ~ Abigail McKnight Education, education, education ...: an ass...Introduction ~ Kitty Stewart and John Hills Part One: Aspects of exclusion: Employment: tackling poverty through 'work for those who can' ~ Abigail McKnight Education, education, education ...: an assessment of Labour's success in tackling education inequalities ~ Abigail McKnight, Howard Glennerster and Ruth Lupton Tackling health inequalities ~ Franco Sassi Social and political participation and inclusion ~ Liz Richardson Part Two: Groups at risk: Disadvantaged by where you live? New Labour and neighbourhood renewal ~ Ruth Lupton and Anne Power Towards an equal start? Addressing childhood poverty and deprivation ~ Kitty Stewart A secure retirement for all? Older people and New Labour ~ Maria Evandrou and Jane Falkingham Ethnic inequalities under New Labour: progress or entrenchment? ~ Coretta Phillips Selective inclusion: asylum seekers and other marginalised groups ~ Tania Burchardt Part Three: Overall impact: Inequality and poverty under New Labour ~ Tom Sefton and Holly Sutherland That's the way the money goes: expenditure patterns as real incomes rise for the poorest families with children ~ Paul Gregg, Jane Waldfogel and Elizabeth Washbrook Bringing up families in poor neighbourhoods under New Labour ~ Anne Power and Helen Willmot Changes in poverty and inequality in the UK in international context ~ Kitty Stewart Part Four: Conclusion: a tide turned but mountains yet to climb? ~ John Hills and Kitty Stewart.Read More