1.

Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991000415219707536

Autore

Presutti, Errico

Titolo

Fra il Trigno ed il Fortore / Errico Presutti ; a cura di Raffaele Colapietra

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Isernia : Marinelli, [1985]

Descrizione fisica

222 p. ; 21 cm

Collana

Biblioteca molisana

Altri autori (Persone)

Colapietra, Raffaele

Soggetti

Economia agraria

Colapietra, Raffaele

Colapietra, Raffaele

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911016070503321

Autore

Orford Jim

Titolo

The Psychology Of Economic Inequality : Six Reasons Why We Are Failing to Challenge Great Inequalities of Income and Wealth / / by Jim Orford

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2025

ISBN

3-031-85564-7

Edizione

[1st ed. 2025.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XVII, 245 p. 6 illus.)

Collana

Sustainable Development Goals Series, , 2523-3092

Disciplina

320.019

Soggetti

Political psychology

Economics - Psychological aspects

Motivation research (Marketing)

Philosophy

Economics

Political Psychology

Economic Psychology

Market Psychology

Behavioral Economics

Philosophy of Economics



Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 What is economic inequality? Inequalities of income and wealth -- Chapter 3 Distractions: poverty, mobility, and social class -- Chapter 4 Why it matters for individual health and well-being -- Chapter 5 Why it matters for collective well-being -- Chapter 6 Lack of awareness, system justification, and merit beliefs -- Chapter 7 Blaming and shaming, and the role of culture, mass media, and the educational system -- Chapter 8 Bad economics -- Chapter 9 Politics and the hidden nature of power -- Chapter 10 Toward a fairer society: standing up to economic inequality.

Sommario/riassunto

This open access book integrates psychology’s contributions to our understanding of economic inequality. In the UK, the US, and in many other countries, a high level of economic inequality is now one of the major problems facing society, but it seems the political will to restore greater equality is slight. The purpose of this proposed book is, therefore, to develop a psychological understanding of how economic inequality is tolerated and justified. Do we, as citizens, understand how unequal our society has become? Are our beliefs in merit, desert, and individual autonomy standing in the way of dealing with the problem of high inequality? Is a conspiracy of the rich and powerful to blame, or have we simply accepted a distorted form of economic theory? Finally, what – if anything - can be done? Including relevant insights from epidemiologists, economists, journalists, and others, this book provides an example to students and others of how psychology has relevance to some of the most pressing issues of our time. The UK is the central focus throughout, followed closely by the US and other high-income nations. All of the book’s conclusions however should be of relevance for all countries and their citizens as divides between the economically better- and worse-off remain or worsen, with damaging effects for individuals and their communities. Jim Orford is Emeritus Professor of Clinical and Community Psychology at the University of Birmingham, UK. He is a longstanding, internationally recognised researcher and writer in the fields of community psychology and addiction.