Irish social equity is more like Sweden than UK, says Professor

Rural-urban income gaps have reduced markedly in recent decades, finds an insightful new book by Prof Jim Walsh of Maynooth University

Professor Jim Walsh, Department of Geography and Maynooth University Social Sciences Institute.

Social equity in Ireland’s redistribution of wealth is more akin to a Scandinavian model than neighbouring UK, says Prof Jim Walsh of Maynooth University.

Professor Walsh, Department of Geography and Maynooth University Social Sciences Institute, is the author of a new book, ‘Income distribution and Redistribution in Ireland: A Geographical Exploration’, analysing social and economic change in Ireland over recent decades.