Abstract
The Scottish government aims to reduce income inequality by 2017. Income inequality has not reduced in Scotland over the last decade. Indeed, if anything, the income share of Scotland’s poorest households has decreased in recent years. Recent and projected trends for the key drivers of change in income inequality do not suggest that Scotland is moving in the right direction to tackle income inequality. It is unlikely that, without substantial policy changes, income inequality in Scotland will reduce dramatically by 2017
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Poverty in Scotland 2011: Towards a More Equal Scotland |
| Editors | John H. McKendrick, Gerry Mooney, Peter Kelly, John Dickie |
| Place of Publication | London |
| Publisher | Child Poverty Action Group |
| Pages | 76-90 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Edition | 6th revised |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781906076597 |
| Publication status | Published - Feb 2011 |
Keywords
- poverty
- inequality
- Scotland
- household incomes
- wage levels
