Abstract
This paper calls for deepening understandings of inequality and the reproduction of inequality across the income distribution. In particular, it brings intergenerational transmissions and place effects, their interaction and progression over time into greater focus. The objective is to understand the implications of increasing inequality for those in the large and under-researched ‘middle group’. The paper makes the case for urban and regional research that utilises extensive longitudinal data, both qualitative and quantitative, to reveal the totality of the processes impacting the middle group, from those who are just managing to those who are advancing and flourishing.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1435-1446 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Regional Studies |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| Early online date | 9 May 2018 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2018 |
Keywords
- economic inequality
- intergenerational inheritances
- life-course experiences
- longitudinal analysis
- social class
- social mobility
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Profiles
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Professor Julie A Macleavy
- School of Geographical Sciences - Professor of Economic Geography
- Geographies of Political Economy
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