Them and Us: Changing Britain - Why We Need a Fair Society

Them and Us: Changing Britain - Why We Need a Fair Society

by WillHutton (Author)

Synopsis

The suddenness and depth of the recession has raised questions about the workability of capitalism not seen since the 1930s. One of the constraints on recovery is the growing belief that if the old model did not work there is no new one on offer. This book sets out to provide one, arguing that reconstructing a bust financial system is not just a technical question. It cannot be done without a wholescale revision of the wider system and values on which it is based. And fairness must be placed at the heart of the new capitalism if our society is to recover its values.

Will Hutton's new book musters brilliant, convincing arguments which will lend favour on both right and left. It is set to be a book which captures the mood of the moment in the same way that THE STATE WE'RE IN did.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 448
Publisher: Abacus
Published: 16 Jun 2011

ISBN 10: 0349121486
ISBN 13: 9780349121482
Book Overview: * An incisive look at how our society has fragmented into inequality and how to address this most crucial blight on our times, out now in paperback

Media Reviews
A tract for our times, passionate, erudite, with much common sense. . . . Hutton's analysis of the financial crisis is thoughtful, precise and accessible to the general reader. -- Guardian
A commendable effort: ambitious, passionate, imaginative, decent and thoughtful. . . . Read the book: be inspired; be provoked; be annoyed. -- Financial Times
Atract for our times, passionate, erudite, with much common sense. . . . Hutton's analysis of the financial crisis is thoughtful, precise and accessible to the general reader. Guardian
Acommendable effort: ambitious, passionate, imaginative, decent and thoughtful. . . . Read the book: be inspired; be provoked; be annoyed. Financial Times
You're sure to be provoked and enlightened by this bold view from the other side of the Atlantic. Robert B. Reich, former Secretary of Labor and author of Aftershock, on A Declaration of Interdependence
Author Bio
Will Hutton is principal of Hertford College, Oxford and columnist for the OBSERVER, where he was editor, then editor-in-chief for four years. He began his career in journalism as economics correspondent for the BBC's NEWSNIGHT and for the GUARDIAN.