TY - BOOK ID - 101346026 TI - The richer, the poorer : how Britain enriched the few and failed the poor : a 200-year history PY - 2022 SN - 144736323X 1447363205 PB - Bristol : Policy Press, DB - UniCat KW - Social structure. KW - Social conditions. KW - Rich people. KW - Poor. KW - Income distribution. KW - Economic history. KW - Income distribution KW - Social structure KW - Poor KW - Rich people KW - Affluent people KW - High income people KW - Rich KW - Rich, The KW - Wealthy people KW - Social classes KW - Organization, Social KW - Social organization KW - Anthropology KW - Sociology KW - Social institutions KW - Economic conditions KW - History, Economic KW - Economics KW - Distribution of income KW - Income inequality KW - Inequality of income KW - Distribution (Economic theory) KW - Disposable income KW - Disadvantaged, Economically KW - Economically disadvantaged KW - Impoverished people KW - Low-income people KW - Pauperism KW - Poor, The KW - Poor people KW - Persons KW - Poverty KW - Descriptive sociology KW - Social conditions KW - Social history KW - History KW - History. KW - Great Britain. KW - Great Britain KW - Economic conditions. KW - Caste KW - Estates (Social orders) KW - Social status KW - Class consciousness KW - Classism KW - Social stratification KW - Class distinction KW - Classes, Social KW - Rank UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:101346026 AB - This landmark book charts the rollercoaster history of both rich and poor, and the mechanisms that link them. Stewart Lansley examines the ideological rifts that have driven society back to the divisions of the past and asks why rich and poor citizens are still judged by very different standards. ER -