Why are social scientists so uninterested in the super-rich?

Disparities of wealth are becoming ever more extreme, yet researchers continue to focus their attention on the poor, laments Michael Marinetto

Published on
May 10, 2023
Last updated
May 10, 2023
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Since when does a google search a few words without checking obvious synonyms qualify as "research." Never. There is a large literature that deal with the "haves" AND the "have nots" in context. Look!
Hi Graff thanks for your comment. Well it's a rough and ready piece of research ... to make a point, I guess nothing more than that. i wasn't looking on getting it published in the British Journal of Sociology. Even when you search for synonyms the results are the same. There is an overwhelming body of research in the social sciences about the poor or struggling middle class (but also workers, employees) compared to the research on the NHIs and super rich.Yes there is a fairly decent body of research about the haves and have nots - that wasn't the point of the article: we need more research focusing specifically on Haves and the Have-Yachts.

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