What Do We Know and What Should We Do About Social Mobility?

The book "What Do We Know and What Should We Do About... Social Mobility?" by Lee Elliot Major and Stephen Machin offers a comprehensive analysis of the causes and consequences of low social mobility in the UK, and provides solutions to reverse this trend. It covers the history of social mobility, international comparisons, and the recent decline in mobility. The authors argue that establishing general principles of fairness in society is essential for achieving social mobility and propose policy reforms to make Britain a more mobile and just society. The book is part of the "What Do We Know and What Should We Do About...?" series, which offers concise and up-to-date overviews of important issues.

Format: Hardback
Length: 120 pages
Publication date: 05 October 2020
Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd

The Financial Times has named Lee Elliot Major and Stephen Machin's book, "What Do We Know and What Should We Do About...?" as one of the Best Books of the Year 2020. The book provides a definitive study of the causes of the UK's low social mobility, explains why it is getting worse, and outlines how to reverse this worrying trend. It covers the history of social mobility in the UK, explores international comparisons, analyses the recent 'dark age of declining absolute mobility', and investigates issues such as how family traits affect inter-generational mobility. The authors then outline what it is we should do about this pressing issue. Calling for a fundamental shift in debates about social mobility, the book argues that only by establishing general principles of fairness in society can we agree the major policy reforms that can make Britain a more mobile and just society for all. Written by leading social scientists, the What Do We Know and What Should We Do About...? series offers concise, up-to-date overviews of issues often oversimplified, misrepresented or misunderstood and shows you how to enact change. Short, sharp and compelling, this series is perfect for anyone who wants to learn a lot about what matters most in as short a time as possible.

Weight: 280g
Dimension: 155 x 216 x 14 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781529732047