Rethinking Economic Growth: The impact of media narratives on inequality, wealth and growth: Rethinking Economic Growth

Philippa Carr; Simon Goodman; Adam Jowett; Jackie Abell

Rethinking Economic Growth: The impact of media narratives on inequality, wealth and growth: Rethinking Economic Growth

Philippa Carr
, Simon Goodman
, Adam Jowett
, Jackie Abell

Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience

University of the West of England
De Montfort University
University of Law

Research output: Practice-Based and Non-textual Research › Web publication/site

Abstract

High levels of inequality are harmful to economic growth yet claims about growth often focus on increases at the ‘top’, which can lead to increased inequality. By exploring how we talk about poverty, wealth and inequality within everyday interactions and media communication, we can raise awareness of the conditions needed to support the development of good growth that benefits everyone.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	London
Media of output	Online
Publication status	Published - 20 Mar 2025

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 1 No Poverty
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

Keywords

Wealth
Economic growth
poverty
inequality
Media

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Arts and Humanities(all)
Economics, Econometrics and Finance(all)
Psychology(all)
Social Sciences(all)

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Analysing entertainment documentaries with discursive psychology incorporating Goffman’s concept of frames
Carr, P., Goodman, S., Jowett, A. & Abell, J., 12 Apr 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Qualitative Research in Psychology. (In-Press), p. (In-Press) 24 p.
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Exploring how entertainment documentaries construct London to account for the residence of the international super-rich in the “hostile environment” for migrants
Carr, P., Goodman, S., Jowett, A. & Abell, J., 3 Jul 2026, In: Qualitative Research in Psychology. 23, 3, p. 529-553 25 p.
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Exploring economic inequality with critical qualitative approaches in psychology
Carr, P., Jowett, A., Goodman, S., Abell, J. & Demasi, M., 23 Dec 2025, In: Qualitative Research in Psychology. 23, 1, p. 1-6 6 p.
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Rethinking Economic Growth: The impact of media narratives on inequality, wealth and growth: Rethinking Economic Growth

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Research output

Analysing entertainment documentaries with discursive psychology incorporating Goffman’s concept of frames

Exploring how entertainment documentaries construct London to account for the residence of the international super-rich in the “hostile environment” for migrants

Exploring economic inequality with critical qualitative approaches in psychology

Cite this