Dr Eliza Filby
Inheritocracy
Inheritocracy delivers a provocative and eye-opening analysis, revealing a hidden truth: in the twenty-first century, economic success is less about what you learn or earn and more about the financial support you receive from your parents.
While this may seem like a recent shift, it has roots reaching back to the nineteenth century. For those under forty-five, life’s opportunities are now largely shaped by whether you have access to the parental ATM.
This book is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the real economic forces shaping our world today.
“Eliza Filby’s nuanced, witty and evidence-driven book explains how we arrived where we are as a country today when it comes to the pivotal role families play in the foundations of economic success. Bringing together contributions from economists to authors to politicians, this book offers a compelling analysis from start to finish.”
Sadiq Khan