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Gaja Maestri is a PhD Candidate in Human Geography at Durham University (UK), with special research expertise in Roma and Travellers

Injustice: why social inequality still persists

September 6, 2015 by Gaja Maestri Leave a Comment

In the UK, at least a sixth of households are considered poor, a fifth of people find it difficult to cope with the recent economic crisis and a third of families contain at least one person experiencing mental health problems. These are just few of the statistics that reveal the magnitude of the phenomenon of social inequality, the topic of Injustice.In this revised … [Read more...] about Injustice: why social inequality still persists

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