The spirit level why greater equality makes societies stronger
This eye-opening UK bestseller shows how one single factor--the gap between its richest and poorest members--can determine the health and well-being of a society. The authors also outline a new political outlook in which a shift from self-interested consumerism to a friendlier, more sustainable soci...
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| 100 | 1 | |a Wilkinson, Richard G. | |
| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The spirit level : |b why greater equality makes societies stronger / |c Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett. |
| 250 | |a Pbk ed. | ||
| 260 | |a New York : |b Bloomsbury Press, |c 2011. | ||
| 300 | |a xxi, 374 pages : |b illustrations ; |c 21 cm | ||
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| 500 | |a Originally published in Great Britain by Allen Lane, 2009. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 312-342) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Material success, social failure. The end of an era -- Poverty or inequality? -- How inequality gets under the skin -- The costs of inequality. Community life and social relations -- Mental health and drug use -- Physical health and life expectancy -- Obesity: wider income gaps, wider waists -- Educational performance -- Teenage births: recycling deprivation -- Violence: gaining respect -- Imprisonment and punishment -- Social mobility: unequal opportunities -- A better society. Dysfunctional societies -- Our social inheritance -- Equality and sustainability -- Building the future. | |
| 520 | |a This eye-opening UK bestseller shows how one single factor--the gap between its richest and poorest members--can determine the health and well-being of a society. The authors also outline a new political outlook in which a shift from self-interested consumerism to a friendlier, more sustainable society is paramount. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Equality. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Income distribution. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Social mobility. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Quality of life. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Social policy. | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Pickett, Kate. | |
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