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Education, equality and social cohesion: A comparative analysis

Andy Green, John Preston, Jan Germen Janmaat (2006)

Key facts

Journal/Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Type of publication
Book
Elements of social cohesion
Equality/Inequality
Solidarity
Shared values
Geographical focus
Empirical
Main thematic areas
Inequality
Concept & measurement

Summary

The first fully comparative empirical analysis of the relationship between education and social cohesion, this book develops a new 'distributional theory' of the effects of educational inequality on social solidarity. Based on extensive analysis of data on inequality and social attitudes for over 25 developed countries.

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