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Unequal childhoods Unequal childhoods Annette Lareau Class does make a difference in the lives and futures of American children. Drawing on in-depth observations of black and white middle-class, working-class, and poor families, Unequal childhoods expl… OL16027097W
Inside job Inside job Charles H. Ferguson The definitive big picture on the financial crisis from the man behind the film "Inside Job", one of the top 30 documentaries of all time and an Oscar-winning film. Based on explosive interviews cond… OL16451730W
Plutocrats Plutocrats Chrystia Freeland There has always been some gap between rich and poor, but it has never been wider - and now the rich are getting wealthier at such breakneck speed that the middle classes are being squeezed out. Whil… OL16618176W
Hard times Hard times Tom Clark "2008 was a watershed year for global finance. The banking system was eventually pulled back from the brink, but the world was saddled with the worst slump since the 1930s Depression, and millions we… OL17886706W
Technology and Social Inclusion Technology and Social Inclusion Mark Warschauer Drawing on theory from political science, economics, sociology, psychology, communications, education, and linguistics, this book examines the ways in which differing access to technology contributes… OL1899702W
Towards a more equal society? Towards a more equal society? Tom Sefton,Kitty Stewart When New Labour came to power in 1997, its leaders asked for it to be judged after 10 years on its success in making Britain 'a more equal society'. This volume provides an independent assessment of … OL19907495W
Degrees of inequality Degrees of inequality Suzanne Mettler "America's higher education system is failing its students. In the space of a generation, we have gone from being the best-educated society in the world to one in which a college degree benefits only… OL19983428W
The new prophets of capital The new prophets of capital Nicole Marie Aschoff Mythmaking is as central to sustaining our present economy as profit-making. In the 1980s, Thatcher and Reagan's stories about welfare queens, greedy workers and the beauty of the free market cleared… OL20006418W
The Economics of Neighborly Love The Economics of Neighborly Love Tom Nelson 1 online resource OL20210631W
Poverty Safari Poverty Safari Darren McGarvey 223 pages ; 20 cm OL20812386W
New rich, new poor, new Russia New rich, new poor, new Russia Bertram Silverman,Murray Yanowitch Now expanded to cover Russia's 1998 financial collapse, this text examines the unequal distribution of the costs and benefits of Russia's leap into capitalism, and its social consequences, presenting… OL20905351W
Treffpunkt Irgendwo Treffpunkt Irgendwo Fuchs, Thomas Jana brauchte seine Aussage. Warum hatte sich dieser blöde Punk ausgerechnet an ihrem Handy vergreifen müssen. Natürlich ist sie ihm hinterher. Und nur deshalb steckte sie in dem ganzen Schlamassel m… OL27975530W
Working Class Working Class Julia Friedrichs Gewinner und Verlierer im Ungleichland – eine schonungslose Analyse der sozialen Ungerechtigkeit in Deutschland Journalistin und Autorin Julia Friedrichs hinterfragt mit ihrem beeindruckenden und… OL28605673W
The Kite Runner The Kite Runner Khaled Hosseini The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father’s servant, The Kite Runner is a beautifully crafted novel set in a country that is in… OL5781992W
Respect in a World of Inequality Respect in a World of Inequality Richard Sennett The powerful case for a society of mutual respect. As various forms of social welfare were dismantled though the last decade of the twentieth century, many thinkers argued that human well-being was b… OL7982916W