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The spirit level : why greater equality makes societies stronger / Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett.

by Wilkinson, Richard G.

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Bloomsbury Press, 2010.

Social mobility.

Quality of life.

9781608190362 (hardcover : alk. paper)

1608190366 (hardcover)

xv, 330 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

First published in Great Britain by Allen Lane, 2009.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-297) 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.

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