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008			140107s2010 nyua b 001 0 eng
010			_a2009030428
020			_a9781608193417
042			_apcc
050	0	0	_aHM821 _b.W55 2009
050		4	_aHM821 _b.W535 2010
082	0	0	_a306.01 WIL
100	1		_aWilkinson, Richard
245	1	4	_aThe spirit level _b: why greater equality makes societies stronger _c/ Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett
260			_aNew York _b: Bloomsbury Press _c, 2010
300			_a374 p. _b: ill. _c; 21 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index
505	0		_aMaterial 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			_aThis 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	_aEquality
650		0	_aIncome distribution
650		0	_aSocial mobility
650		0	_aQuality of life
650		0	_aSocial policy
700	1		_aPickett, Kate
942			_cMO
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