TY  - BOOK
AU  - Baker, John
TI  - Equality: from theory to action
SN  - 9780230227170
U1  - 305 
PY  - 2009///
CY  - London
PB  - Palgrave Macmillian
KW  - Political science
KW  - World politics
KW  - Political science -- Philosophy
N1  - Cover; Content; Preface; Preface to the Second Edition; 

Part I The New Equality Agenda; 

1 New Challenges to an Unequal World; An unequal world; Responses to inequality; Equality Studies as a response to inequality; Guide to the rest of this book; 

2 Dimensions of Equality: A Framework for Theoryand Action; The idea of equality; Basic equality; Liberal egalitarianism; Equality of condition; Applying the framework to social groups; 

3 The Centrality of Equality: Equality and Other Values; Aspects of equality; Freedom and equality; Equality, solidarity and community; Equality and the environment. Genuine conflicts between equality and other values

4 Contexts of Egalitarian Change: Social Systems and Social Groups; Social systems within which inequality is generated; Interactions between the key systems; Locating the generative causes of inequality across social groups; Implications for policy and politics; 

Part II Putting Equality into Practice; 

5 Towards Economic Equality; Economic inequality: a glance; Economic perspectives on equality; Economic inequality and economic growth: theoryand evidence; The equality-efficiency trade-off: theory and evidence. Routes to greater economic equality

6 The Challenge of Participatory Democracy; Basic principles; Participatory democracy; Obstacles to participatory democracy; Overcoming the intrinsic obstacles; Overcoming the transitional obstacles; 

7 Equality, the Legal System and Employment Law; How the legal system reinforces inequality; Making the system more egalitarian; Workplace anti-discrimination laws; Towards equality of condition in employment; 

8 Equality and Education; Why equality in education matters; Four major equality problems in education. Equality of resources and economically generated inequalities in education: the primacy of social classEquality of respect and recognition in education: recognizing diversity; Equality of power: democratizing education; Equality of love, care and solidarity: the emotional dimensions of education; 

9 Emancipatory Research as a Tool of Change; Positivist methodologies and equality; The conditions in which research is produced; Emancipatory methodology; Emancipatory research in practice: research coalitions and learning partnerships; 

Part III Strategies for Change. 

10 Class, Gender and the Equality MovementTwo models of social change; How the equality movement stands today; The achievements and challenges of the equality movement; Class politics and egalitarian change; The gender order and the politics of change; 

11 Ideology and Resistance; The role of ideology; Egalitarianism as a mobilizing ideology; Love, care and solidarity as political themes; Caring work and the women's movement; 

12 Strategic Issues for the Equality Movement; Coordinating action; The role of political parties; Radicals and moderates; Ends and means; Notes; Bibliography; Index
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