Report Launch:
An Anatomy of Economic Inequality in the UK - Report of the National Equality Panel
27 January 2010
The independent National Equality Panel was set up at the invitation of the Government in 2008 to investigate the relationships between the distributions of various kinds of economic outcome on the one hand and people's characteristics and circumstances on the other. The report addresses questions such as how far up or down do people from different backgrounds typically come in the distributions of earnings, income or wealth.
Professor Steve Machin, one of the panel members writes: 'The National Equality Panel Report is a pathbreaking report that accumulates and interprets a sizeable body of empirical evidence, painting a picture of key aspects of economic and social inequality over time in the UK. A lot of hard work has gone into this comprehensive review of inequality. In my experience, this kind of attention to detail is rarely delivered. The NEP Report however, offers the kind of evidence base that policymakers from all political parties really need in order to make progress in formulating coherent policies - policies to tackle the negative effects that increased inequality has caused.'
Related links:
- Download the report, summary, executive summary and charts and statistical annex
- The National Equality Panel
- Steve Machin webpage
- Education and Skills webpage
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