Gibbons, S., Green, Anne E., Gregg, P. and Machin, Stephen (2006) Is Britain pulling apart? Area disparities in employment, education and crime. In: Delorenzi, Simone, (ed.) Going places : neighbourhood, ethnicity and social mobility. London: Institute for Public Policy Research, pp. 29-54. ISBN 9781860302923

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Abstract

Geographic disparities in economic and social outcomes, from the broad regional to the community level, have been a concern to those seeking social justice for centuries. The heavy geographic imbalance associated with the early 1980s’ recession and subsequent recovery only heightened these concerns ahead of the Commission on Social Justice’s report (1994). In essence, the concerns have two components. The first is a simple sense of territorial equity, namely that people should not be disadvantaged by where they live. The second, deeper, concern is that spatial imbalances can have substantial economic and social costs.

Item Type:	Book Item
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute for Employment Research
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Great Britain -- Social conditions , Minorities -- Employment , Social classes -- Research, Education, Crime , Social mobility -- Regional disparities, Neighborhoods, Ethnic groups
Publisher:	Institute for Public Policy Research
Place of Publication:	London
ISBN:	9781860302923
Book Title:	Going places : neighbourhood, ethnicity and social mobility
Editor:	Delorenzi, Simone
Official Date:	29 March 2006
Dates:	Date Event 29 March 2006 Published
Number of Pages:	138
Page Range:	pp. 29-54
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Open Access (Creative Commons)
Description:	The chapters of this book are the product of a Social Mobility and Life Chances Forum held at HM Treasury, London on November 14 2005.
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