Richer and Poorer: The Structure of Inequality in Canada

Inequality has been increasing in Canada over the past decade, despite government programs and policies set up to address it. Here is a book that describes the problem of inequality and explains why it is so hard to eradicate. The authors discuss why public policy and programs have not succeeded in ending gender, racial or other types of inequality, and why, without action, inequality in Canada will only increase.

Contents:

1 The Myth of the Just Society

2 Class Inequality

3 Racial and Ethnic Inequality

4 Gender Inequality

5 Intergenerational Inequality

6 Beyond the Politics of Identity