Social democracy and the problem of equality: economic analysis and political argument in the United Kingdom

Tomlinson, J. (2020) Social democracy and the problem of equality: economic analysis and political argument in the United Kingdom. History of Political Economy, 52, pp. 519-538. (doi: 10.1215/00182702-8304843)

Abstract

In the context of the recent spread of public and academic concern with economic inequality, this paper examines the evolution of British social democratic thinking about inequality, linking this evolution to the changing debates within economics on this issue. The discussion of the economics of inequality focusses upon the pivotal figure of Tony Atkinson, the most important British economic theorist of inequality, but also an important figure in policy debate since the 1970s.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Tomlinson, Professor Jim
• Authors: Tomlinson, J.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences > Economic and Social History
• Journal Name: History of Political Economy
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• ISSN: 0018-2702
• ISSN (Online): 1527-1919
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2020 Duke University Press
• First Published: First published in History of Political Economy 52:519-538
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher