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Why social mobility is a lousy idea

Published on: 15 July 2019

Written by: Hadas Weiss All articles by Hadas Weiss

If you want a more just society, don't accept that you're a competitor in a rat race.
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Published in: openDemocracyUK
The end of aspiration? Why ‘social mobility’ is falling as inequality rises

Published on: 17 May 2019

Written by: Duncan Exley All articles by Duncan Exley

Politicians have lately prioritised ‘social mobility’ over ‘inequality’. But a new book exploring the journeys of...
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“We are all equal, but in the very long run”

Published on: 9 November 2017

Written by: Gregory Clark All articles by Gregory Clark

Written by: Manuel Nunes Ramires Serrano All articles by Manuel Nunes Ramires Serrano

There is complete social mobility - the only problem is that the process takes some three hundred years. Interview. Español
Published in: openDemocracyUK
Why do we struggle to discuss "social mobility"?

Published on: 16 December 2013

Written by: Oli Powe All articles by Oli Powe

Whether it's class, culture or intergenerational fairness, Britain's political class struggle to talk about social...

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