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

Link to publication

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.