Table of Contents

Introduction 1

1 Just how unequal are we today? 6

2 Why do we put up with inequality? 20

3 Some big lies on which a bigger one floats 27

4 Words against deeds: an afterthought . . . 90

Notes 97

About the Author

Zygmunt Bauman is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of Leeds, UK. His books have become international bestsellers and have been translated into more than thirty languages. His many publications include Liquid Modernity, Liquid Love, The Art of Life, Living on Borrowed Time and, most recently, This is not a diary.