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An edition of The spirit level (2010)

The spirit level

why greater equality makes societies stronger

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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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Bloomsbury Press
Language
English
Pages
330

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Subjects
Equality, Social mobility, Social policy, Quality of life, Income distribution, Gesundheit, Einkommensdisparität, Soziale Mobilität, Gleichheit, Einkommensverteilung, Soziale Ungleichheit, Public Policy, Verteilungsgerechtigkeit, Soziale Gerechtigkeit
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Table of Contents

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.

Edition Notes

First published in Great Britain by Allen Lane, 2009.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-297) and index.

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New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
306.01
Library of Congress
HM821 .W55 2009, HM821 .W535 2010

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Pagination
xv, 330 p. :
Number of pages
330

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OL24116374M
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ISBN 10
1608190366
ISBN 13
9781608190362
LCCN
2009030428
OCLC/WorldCat
401149670

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