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Inequality is a pervasive fact of our world. Yet in every country there is resistance to power and privilege, with people working at many levels to create more equal societies. What is equality? What would more equal societies look like? How can they be brought about? Those are the questions that have shaped this book. We treat egalitarianism as a practical project of developing new ideas, restructuring social institutions and achieving social change. We do not claim to answer all of the questions egalitarians need to ask, but we hope to show how these questions — and some of their answers — fit together within a coherent overall framework.
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© 2009 John Baker, Kathleen Lynch, Sara Cantillon and Judy Walsh
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Baker, J., Lynch, K., Cantillon, S., Walsh, J. (2009). New Challenges to an Unequal World. In: Equality. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-230-25041-3_1
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