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Uncomfortably Off Marcos Gonzalez Hernando (University College London, Social Research Institute and Universidad Diego Portales and Centre for the Study of Conflict and Social Cohesion)

Uncomfortably Off By Marcos Gonzalez Hernando (University College London, Social Research Institute and Universidad Diego Portales and Centre for the Study of Conflict and Social Cohesion)

Summary

People in the top 10% of earners often drive politics, the public conversation and much of the private sector. This book draws attention to this potentially powerful section of society and explains why it is in their interest that inequality is reduced.

Uncomfortably Off Summary

Uncomfortably Off: Why the Top 10% of Earners Should Care about Inequality by Marcos Gonzalez Hernando (University College London, Social Research Institute and Universidad Diego Portales and Centre for the Study of Conflict and Social Cohesion)

Media attention is often focused on the very richest, the 1%, and their capacity to influence politics and shape society. But they are not the only ones who drive politics, the public conversation and much of the private sector. The focus of this book is on the larger group between the 1% and the 10%. These are the managers and professionals of our media, business, the third sector, political parties and academia and are just as influential. However, many would not recognise themselves as high earners at all. In fact, earning around GBP60,000 a year in Britain places you in the top 10% of income earners. Maybe you're surprised you fall into this category, or are not as far off as you thought. Despite this group's relative advantage and comfort, these high earners don't always feel politically empowered. They worry about their income and are anxious about the future. Most of them are more likely to move down the income ladder than up it. Drawing attention to this powerful section of society, this book explains why, even if you are relatively near the top, it is in your interest that inequality is reduced, and how you can make that happen.

About Marcos Gonzalez Hernando (University College London, Social Research Institute and Universidad Diego Portales and Centre for the Study of Conflict and Social Cohesion)

Marcos Gonzalez Hernando is Honorary Research Fellow at the UCL Social Research Institute, Postdoctoral Researcher at Universidad Diego Portales and Adjunct Researcher at the Centre for the Study of Conflict and Social Cohesion. Gerry Mitchell is a freelance policy researcher, working most recently for the Think-tank for Action on Social Change (Dublin), Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (Stockholm and London) and the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (Brussels).

Table of Contents

Introduction: Why bother with the well-off? 1. Not billionaires, but well-off? 2. On the ubiquity and invisibility of the upper-middle class 3. 'Work is life, that's it' 4. Don't rock the boat: politics and the well-off 5. Business class tickets for a sinking ship 6. Jumping ship, but where to? 7. Barriers to being comfortably off 8. 'When the facts change, I change my mind' Conclusion: Accepted truths, social distance and discomfort

Additional information

GOR013237978
9781447367512
1447367510
Uncomfortably Off: Why the Top 10% of Earners Should Care about Inequality by Marcos Gonzalez Hernando (University College London, Social Research Institute and Universidad Diego Portales and Centre for the Study of Conflict and Social Cohesion)
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Bristol University Press
2023-05-23
258
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