The spirit level : why greater equality makes societies stronger / Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett.
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TextPublisher: New York : Bloomsbury Press, c2011Description: xxi, 374 p. : ill. ; 21 cmISBN: 9781608193417 (pbk) ; 1608193411 (pbk) Subject(s): Equality | Income distribution | Social mobility | Quality of life | Social policy| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Book | Gratia Christian College Library Book Shelves | Print book | HM821 .W55 2011 (Browse shelf) | Available | 0005118F |
First published in Great Britain by Allen Lane, 2009
This paperback edition published in 2011 and first U.S. edition published 2010.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 312-342) 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.