{"product_id":"the-richer-the-poorer-stewart-lansley-9781447363217","title":"The Richer, the Poorer: How Britain Enriched the Few and Failed the Poor. a 200-Year History","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor 200 years, Britain's most powerful elites have been allowed to enrich themselves at the expense of surging inequality and mass poverty. This landmark book charts the roller coaster history of both rich and poor, and the mechanisms that link wealth and impoverishment. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStewart Lansley traces the way financiers and executives have ruthlessly exploited their power to extract existing wealth at the cost of livelihoods and social resilience. He examines the bitter ideological rifts that have driven society back to the divisions of the past and asks why rich and poor citizens are judged by very different standards, and why the 'cycle of privilege' is as embedded today as a century earlier.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stewart Lansley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1447363213\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781447363217\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Policy Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/06\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 318\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.67d","brand":"Stewart Lansley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43944534147327,"sku":"9781447363217","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_d8454556-3fca-4bac-a756-9f7ba0951d48.jpg?v=1681504021","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-richer-the-poorer-stewart-lansley-9781447363217","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}