Multidimensional Inequalities: International Perspectives Across Welfare States (de Gruyter Contemporary Social Sciences)

__Multidimensional Inequalities__ is a deep dive into the historical contexts and contemporary realities that negatively influence society and its structures. It is often overlooked that inequality is not just about income and wealth but rather a broad spectrum of intersecting factors. This book focuses on each aspect individually, analysing its effect on welfare systems, and informs about the instruments available to reduce inequality. * Answers a growing need for well-researched knowledge on inequality and on whether and how societies will be able to reduce it * Presents a comprehensive overview of inequality * Analyses and discusses inequalities from an interdisciplinary approach Frontmatter -- Preface -- Inhalt -- List of the tables and figures -- 1 Why a book on inequality? -- 2 Theoretical understanding and measurement of equality and inequality -- 3 Equalities in opportunities: Sen's perspective on justice, equality, and inequality -- 4 Economic inequality -- 5 Gender inequality -- 6 Inequality in health and health care -- 7 Inequality in educational attainment -- 8 Inequalities in the labour market -- 9 Ethnic inequality? -- 10 Democratic inequality and happiness inequality and their impact on social cohesion -- 11 Does the welfare state contribute to changes in the degree of inequality? -- 12 What can welfare states do to reduce inequality? -- 13 Concluding reflections -- Bibliography -- Index

Multidimensional Inequalities is a deep dive into the historical contexts and contemporary realities that negatively influence society and its structures. It is often overlooked that inequality is not just about income and wealth but rather a broad spectrum of intersecting factors. This book focuses on each aspect individually, analysing its effect on welfare systems, and informs about the instruments available to reduce inequality.