Wealth Report - Volume 1

Until this book was first published in 1979, poverty studies had been exclusively concerned with studying the poor. This controversial book changed the whole debate about poverty in Britain by shifting the emphasis to a detailed examination of the rich. It looks at the distribution of income and wealth in the second half of the twentieth century and critically examines the claim that Britain was becoming a more equal society. It also discusses the massive shift of resources to the corporate sector since 1974. There are chapters on the mechanics for reviewing top salaries and the increasing problem of tax avoidance.

List of contents

Introduction Frank Field 1. The Old Order Louie Burghes 2. Recent Changes in the Distribution of Personal Wealth in Britain Alan Harrison 3. The High Paid and the Crisis of Living Standards Chris Pond 4. Tax Avoidance Anthony Christopher 5. Private Capital's Blood Transfusion Frank Field 6. The Wealth Tax Debate Cedric Sandford 7. Family and Kinship in Eaton Square Ceri Thomas 8. Holding a Mirror to Inequality: The Review Body on Top Salaries David Jordan Appendix: Louie Burghes.

Product details

• Authors: Frank Field
• Assisted by: Frank Field (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 01.12.2025
• EAN: 9781041119128
• ISBN: 978-1-0-4111912-8
• No. of pages: 210
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Macroeconomics, Labour / income economics, Politics & government, Economic theory & philosophy, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Political Economy, Politics and government, Economic theory and philosophy, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General, Employment & Unemployment, deprivation;economic inequality;social justice;taxation