In 2014, Peter Walsh, a PhD candidate at the University of Cambridge, accused Bauman of plagiarism from several websites, including Wikipedia, in his book Does the Richness of the Few Benefit Us All? (2013).
W 2014 Peter Walsh, doktorant z Wydziału Socjologii Uniwersytetu w Cambridge zarzucił Baumanowi plagiat, którego ten miał dokonać w książce Does the Richness of the Few Benefit Us All? (2013).