The spirit level : why greater equality makes societies stronger
Wilkinson, Richard
The spirit level : why greater equality makes societies stronger / Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett - New York : Bloomsbury Press , 2010 - 374 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index
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.
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.
9781608193417
2009030428
Equality
Income distribution
Social mobility
Quality of life
Social policy
HM821 / .W55 2009 HM821 / .W535 2010
306.01 WIL
The spirit level : why greater equality makes societies stronger / Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett - New York : Bloomsbury Press , 2010 - 374 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index
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.
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.
9781608193417
2009030428
Equality
Income distribution
Social mobility
Quality of life
Social policy
HM821 / .W55 2009 HM821 / .W535 2010
306.01 WIL
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