by Zygmunt Bauman · Ediciones Paidós · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788449329777
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Does the wealth of a few benefit us all? is a book by Polish sociologist and philosopher Zygmunt Bauman, published in 2014. In this essay, Bauman reflects on the growing social and economic inequality in the contemporary world, questioning the idea that the wealth of a few benefits everyone. Through a critical analysis, the author examines the assumptions and convictions that underpin this belief, arguing that they are false and misleading. This book invites reflection on the distribution of wealth and the impact of inequality on today's society.
Zygmunt Bauman was a Polish–British sociologist and philosopher. He was driven out of the Polish People's Republic during the 1968 Polish political crisis and forced to give up his Polish citizenship. He emigrated to Israel; three years later, he moved to the United Kingdom. He resided in England from 1971, where he studied at the London School of Economics and became Professor of Sociology at the University of Leeds, later emeritus. Bauman was a social theorist, writing on issues as diverse as modernity and the Holocaust, consumerism in postmodernity, and liquid modernity.
