Inequality, Marketization and the Majority Class: Why Did the European Middle Classes Accept Neo-Liberalism?

by Steffen Mau

Why were the European middle classes ready to acquiesce in neo-liberalism? This book argues that upward mobility, the growth of individual and family assets, the growing significance of private provision, and processes of individualization contributed to a major transformation of the middle classes, making them more prone to embrace inequality and market principles. It shows how the self-interest of large sections of the middle classes undermined...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137511605
• ISBN13: 9781137511607
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
• Length: 123 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"